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On May 15, 2024 at 11:41:14 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
wrote:

> Of course this is Florida.
> 
> A man wanted to be a police officer in the worst way. On his job
> application, he mentioned "playing sexual games". For some reason, this
> raised a red flag during the hiring process. During the interview, he
> was asked to expand on the answer he gave in the application.
> 
> I'm not sure how it came up in the first place. Is there a question
> asking the applicant to flat-out confess to past crimes?
> 
> He described having committed sexual abuse and admitted to it again when
> asked to expand on his answer.
> 
> The oblivious mother of the victim was tracked down by detectives, who
> said he and her daughter had a close relationship. The victim was
> eventually interviewed by child welfare, who said the abuse took place
> over several years when he was between the ages of 14 and 19. In court
> filings, the victim's age at the time the crimes began was redacted but
> he was charged with sexual battery of a child under 12.
> 
> He's now been convicted of a crime that carries a life sentence.
> 
>
> https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/05/10/aspiring-apopka-cop-convicted-after-confessing-to-sex-abuse-on-job-application/
> 
> Note: It took me a number of tries to find the newspaper that actually
> reported the story. I found the story on multiple news sites that simply
> rewrote it without doing any original reporting, then finally found it
> on the Web site for the Tampa Bay Times which credited a reporter for
> the Orlando Sentinel.
> 
> Note further that at trial, his lawyer asked that the confessions he
> gave in job interviews be supressed but the judge denied the motion. It
> was a job interview so I don't see how it could be considered a
> confession made while in custody of the police.

On LAW & ORDER, the motion to suppress would be granted without hesitation or
explanation and Price would just shrug his shoulders and go back to his office
to sulk.