Crime & Safety
NYPD Officer Accused Of Sending Obscene Material To Minor
The officer was previously arrested on similar charges in October 2024.
NEW YORK CITY — An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested in Queens, Thursday morning for allegedly for sending obscene material to a minor.
Travis Desouza, 35, has been charged with disseminating indecent material to minors, endangering the welfare of a child and obscenity, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed.
Additional details on the arrest were not readily available.
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In October 2024, Desouza caught trying to strike up a sexual conversation with an undercover officer he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to the New York Daily News.
DeSouza, a 13-year-old NYPD veteran assigned to Brooklyn's 75th Precinct, was working with the Police Explorers program for young people between 14 and 20 interested in law enforcement at the time.
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The 35-year-old at the time was charged with attempted disseminating indecent materials to minors and attempted child endangerment.
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