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Exclusive | Porky’s NYPD: Cops spied on colleagues through locker-room peephole, lawsuit claims

Nypost · · 742 words · By Tina Moore
Institutional accountability (NYPD) Workplace misconduct and harassment
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29 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“NYPD bosses allegedly ogled female officers as they undressed through a secret hole in a locker-room wall at a Bronx stationhouse, according to a bombshell lawsuit.”
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The claim is directly reported in a web search result referencing a 'bombshell lawsuit' alleging NYPD bosses ogled officers through a secret hole in a locker-room wall at a Bronx stationhouse. This specific allegation is repeated across multiple web search results related to the lawsuit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole, the NYPD is headed by the Police Commissioner, a civilian administrator appointed by the Mayor, wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_the_New_York_C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bronx River Houses is a low-income public housing project in the Soundview section of the Bronx, New York City. It consists of nine buildings with 1,260 apartments. Completed February 28, 1951, the 13…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is part of the Special Operations Division of the New York City Police Department and was formed in 1930. The unit provides specialized police tactical support and adv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD_Emergency_Service_Unit
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“The peephole — reminiscent of the notorious scene in the 1981 flick “Porky’s,” where high schoolers spy on female classmates as they shower — was hidden behind a computer monitor, a victim claimed in court papers.”
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The claim about the peephole being hidden behind a computer monitor is only mentioned in the context of the lawsuit details found in the web search results, but no other independent sources confirm this specific detail. The web search results provide general information about peepholes and monitors but do not corroborate this specific detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — A computer monitor is an output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form. A discrete monitor comprises a visual display, support electronics, power supply, housing, electrical con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor
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web search NEUTRAL — The peephole illusion. A peephole is designed to widen a field of view, but it does so by bending light through a curved lens, which inevitably distorts what is seen.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/04/08/opening-up-the-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — #SSDGM #peephole. how to install peep hole in door, peephole assembly tutorial, security peephole camera installation, replace door peephole guide, cleaning your peephole tips, recording through door …
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“Sgt. Joleen Lozano found the apparent spyhole when she worked in a shared supervisors’ office at the Evidence Collection Unit on Washington Avenue in the South Bronx, she claimed in the legal filing.”
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The claim that Sgt. Joleen Lozano found the apparent spyhole while working in a shared supervisors' office at the Evidence Collection Unit on Washington Avenue in the South Bronx is reported in the web search results associated with the lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sgt. Joleen Lozano found the apparent spyhole when she worked in a shared supervisors' office at the Evidence Collection Unit on Washington Avenue in the South Bronx, she claimed in the legal ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/nypd-boss-calls-cop-sg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joleen Lozano has a profile on the Brady List for New York City Police Department [NYPD]. The Brady List includes records like: official misconduct, public complaints, decertification, do-not-call (Gi…
https://giglio-bradylist.com/individual/joleen-+lozano
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web search NEUTRAL — Lawsuits Named in 3 known lawsuits, $22,500 total settlements. Edwards, Jashawn vs City of Ny, et al. Case # 164141/2025, Supreme Court - New York, October 29, 2025 White, Giovanni vs Mohammed, Yunas,…
https://www.50-a.org/officer/R2H7
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“While Lozano was “getting ready to log into the computer and charge her phone, she notices that there is a hole drilled into the wall which allows anyone in the supervisors’ office to look into the locker room through the peephole,” according to the Bronx Supreme Court lawsuit filed by lawywer John Scola in September.”
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The core elements—John Scola's lawsuit, the Bronx Supreme Court, and Lozano noticing a hole allowing viewing into the locker room—are consistently reported across multiple web search results related to the case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Anthony De Niro ( də NEER-roh; Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, film producer, and restaurateur. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Michael Dolan (born February 6, 1950) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 2009 to 2025. Dolan served as president of the United States Conference of Catho…
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“Photos show the hole was a drilled through a wall with a cord hanging out of it, but big enough to see inside the room where Lozano, 45, and other supervisors changed their clothes.”
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The description of photos showing a hole drilled through a wall, large enough to see into the locker room where Lozano and other supervisors changed, is detailed in the web search results concerning the lawsuit, but no other independent sources corroborate the visual evidence described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Imagine trying to drill through a concrete wall with a drill that is not powerful enough to do the job. What would you do if your supervisor insisted that you had to do it anyway? In this story, one f…
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web search NEUTRAL — A color photograph shows a dime-sized hole drilled on Mars.The hole was drilled by NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover to collect materials from a rock target called “Buckskin” on July 30, 2015. The Mars Scie…
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“The wire didn’t go anywhere, Scola said.”
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The detail that John Scola stated the cord hanging from the hole did not lead anywhere is presented as part of the lawsuit's narrative in the web search results, but this specific statement is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — FBI 's winter premiere had an intense opener that had memories of 9/11, especially for Scola, who had a personal loss in the tragedy all those years ago. What happened during the case and how did it a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch the full video interview above for much more from John Boyd and Shantel VanSanten about this episode's big Scolina moments. What did you think of Scola and Nina's proposal and wedding?
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web search NEUTRAL — 'FBI' Star John Boyd Breaks Down Scola's Emotional Episode 9 Discovery: 'It Means He Can Move Forward' "We do not have to spoon feed the story to the audience, because it is such a ...
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““The male supervisors of the unit would watch . . . the other supervisors of the command change in the locker room,” Lozano claimed in the legal filing.”
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The allegation that male supervisors watched female supervisors change in the locker room is stated in the legal filing and is corroborated by multiple web search results referencing the lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hirving Lozano has said he "didn't react in the right way" after a reported altercation in the locker room earlier this month. The San Diego FC star was absent from his side's matchday squad for last …
https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2025/10/…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The male supervisors of the unit would watch . . . the other supervisors of the command change in the locker room," Lozano claimed in the legal filing.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/nypd-boss-calls-cop-sg…
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web search NEUTRAL — This story is unavailable Discover related stories below or explore the feed for more content. Go to Feed
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“The sergeant — with 20 years on the job — blocked the peephole with a metal plate and reported it to Internal Affairs, she said.”
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The claim that Lozano, with 20 years of experience, blocked the peephole with a metal plate and reported it to Internal Affairs is presented as part of the lawsuit narrative in the web search results, but this specific action is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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“She also filed internal sexual harassment complaints on behalf of herself and three other women against Sgt. Hubert Vandewerp, who regularly called her “Sergeant Ass” and “Sergeant Lips,” in front of other officers, including bosses, according to the lawsuit.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim regarding sexual harassment complaints against Sgt. Hubert Vandewerp.
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“Her female colleagues allegedly told Lozano that Vandewerp, 42, frequently “made sexually explicit comments to them, cursed at them and then called them fat,” she said in the legal papers.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim regarding what Lozano's female colleagues allegedly told her about Sgt. Hubert Vandewerp.
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“Soon after filing the complaints, Lozano found a rat doll in one of her drawers, and her overtime dried up, according to the lawsuit, which also claims retaliation.”
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“A second female cop, Vonnavowsky Sanchez, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Vandewerp and other supervisors in December.”
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“Vandewerp would frequently harass the female officers, saying he could “see their vaginas” because their cargo pants were so tight, Sanchez alleged in her Bronx court lawsuit.”
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““When [Vandewerp] mimics the women, he pulls his cargo uniform pants up, exposing his penis and testicles,” she alleged in court papers.”
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“He also made comments about women he said were lesbians, telling other female cops, “Be careful or she’s going to eat your t-t,” according to the lawsuit.”
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“Another supervisor, Lt. Gerson Cabrera, also allegedly made sexually explicit comments, telling one female officer “Oh you want to f–k me,” Sanchez claimed in court papers.”
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“Cabrera allegedly texted the unit’s group chat in October 2025 claiming “he wanted to have sex with a female police officer who was in Pennsylvania at the same time as him,” and labeled the desire “Spooky Nookie” because it was around Halloween, Sanchez alleged in the legal filing.”
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“A month later, Cabrera stood over Sanchez, 46, as she sat at her desk and when she turned around his crotch was in her face, she alleged.”
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“When Sanchez asked him to move back, he became “incensed” and kept his “penis . . . inches from [Sanchez’s] face,” according to the lawsuit.”
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“Lozano, who claims she was harassed on a nearly daily basis, was transferred back to patrol after complaining about Vandewerp.”
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“She retired this month.”
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“Sanchez is still an active cop.”
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“Vandewerp was transferred to East Harlem’s 25th Precinct in February “as a result of the sexual harassment complaints made against him,” according to the Lozano lawsuit.”
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““I really have no comment because the lawsuit is all fake stuff,” Vandewerp said when reached by phone Friday.”
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“Cabrera declined to comment.”
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“Both lawsuits seek unspecified damages.”
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“The NYPD said in a statement that the allegations were under “internal review.””
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““The Department does not tolerate sexual harassment and is committed to respectful work environments for our diverse workforce,” a spokesperson said.”
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““The NYPD thoroughly investigates all complaints it receives and offers several reporting options for NYPD employees, including anonymously.””
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