Now here’s something new, police actually taking responsibility for their actions…or lack there of.
According to authorities, the Syracuse Police chief knew in 2002 that a former ball boy had accused Syracuse University mens’ basketball coach of sexual abuse, but never started an investigation or even filed a report.
Info via KTLA News.
Syracuse Chief of Police Frank Fowler released a timeline of the missteps in 2002 under his predecessor Chief Dennis DuVal, a former Syracuse basketball player from 1971-1974 who later played for two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
“It was decided that unless the victim met with the detective or the victim was able to provide names of other victims, then an investigation would not be initiated,” Fowler said in a statement.
Those conditions were not met so an investigation was never initiated and a report never created.
“I was not the chief in 2002 and I cannot change the procedures in place at that time,” Fowler said in a statement. He said that moving forward, all reports of sexual abuse, including those made over the phone, would be formally documented.
It looks like even if you do the right thing and report to the police, they would be too lazy to look into the situation. I don’t know but anytime there is a case of child molestation, rape, or sexual abuse, I would look into it regardless. Their one mistake has let a man ruin the lives of many.