An ex-cop from Philadelphia was just arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted several male witnesses and suspects over the course of his decade-plus career as a detective.
A 38-page, 35-count grand jury presentment against Philip Nordo includes multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault and misconduct, intimidation, and theft of city funds.
52-year-old Nordo was fired in 2017 amid allegations that he funneled money into an imprisoned witness’ commissary account and that he maintained inappropriate relationships with people connected to criminal investigations.
But a deeper investigation into the matter revealed Nordo was up to much more than just fraternizing with suspects and witnesses.
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Philly.com reports:
The grand jury found that Nordo “repeatedly contacted young men that he sought to groom,” and used threats and flattery to “make the targets of his advances more susceptible to his sexually assaultive and/or coercive behavior.” Prosecutors said Nordo’s tactics included threatening to arrest or jail suspects without probable cause, fraudulently steering reward money their way, and projecting his dominance–sometimes by displaying his firearm, other times by targeting handcuffed prisoners.
Most of the alleged abuse happened inside interrogation rooms or prison visiting rooms.
ABC 6 reports:
One victim reported in 2005 when he was arrested, Nordo goaded him into masturbating in an interrogation room, alleging the detective kissed him during the encounter, according to the report.
That victim reported the incident to jail employees, but it was unclear from the report whether any disciplinary action was taken. The grand jury report noted the victim has since died in a homicide and the case has not been solved.
According to the heavily redacted grand jury document, Nordo would frequently “use small talk” to make his victims feel comfortable before ultimately turning the conversations to sex.
The Washington Post reports:
He would allegedly make inappropriate comments about the men’s genitals before assaulting them, preferring to target men in handcuffs or leg shackles so that “his dominating position reduced the individuals’ ability to resist or report the assault,” the document says.
In recorded phone calls, he would talk about having sex with the men using “code words,” the document alleges.
For those who cooperated, Nordo rewarded them with gift cards or deposited money into their inmate accounts, prosecutors said. In some cases, he prevented charges from being formally filed against the man, and in others, he requested leniency from prosecutors or judges.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross called Nordo’s alleged behavior “absolutely despicable” and “reprehensible”, but insists he acted alone in his crimes.
“We have been able to determine as part of our investigation both here and the grand jury that no one else is connected to this in any way,” Ross said.
QueerTruth
“Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross called Nordo’s alleged behavior “absolutely despicable” and “reprehensible”, but insists he acted alone in his crimes.”
ALONE? 20 years alone… yeah, ok. Because there aren’t cameras located in every corner of the facility.
@DmitriyR
Police officer will never betray police officer. NEVER. No matter what he did
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
No cameras???
Bob LaBlah
I thought the same thing. On Rikers Island there are even cameras in the bathrooms. You can go no where in that place without being recorded. Don’t like it? Work some where else is their motto.
Pete le meat
I don’t think the detective identifies as gay.
Rex Huskey
is there not a gay porn theme like this? parolehim.com
Juanjo
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were numerous rumors about a cop in the Mission District of San Francisco over sexual assaults of suspects. I had several clients who were busted on really BS charges who stated that the arresting officer would tell them that all they had to do to walk as suck his dick. But no one would testify as they were all way too macho.
James Hart
This detective missed his calling. He should have been a Catholic priest.
hrnpip
Why identify him as gay? The local Philadelphia news reports didn’t. When this happens to female victims, there isn’t a need to identify those cops as straight. People will draw their own conclusions, if they need to, but sexual assault doesn’t have an orientation.
Invader7
Yikes. Looking like that I think suspects /prisoners would confess to almost anything to prevent him from touching ,much less sexually assaulting them. I wonder if he’s a Trump/MAGA supporter?
srryricky
The hilarious thing is, if you actually read the indictment, it’s full of routine shit cops do 10 times a day. It’s shocking how clearly they’re all above the law, so when one of these guys does something to make himself unpopular in the force, just how massive the charges they can bring against him are.
It’s actually hilarious, the most serious charges against him are a laundry list of everyday things.
“Coercing witness to sign statements”; “Submitting fabricated requests for individuals to receive reward monies”; “Seeking promises of loyalty in exchange for his loyalty”. It goes on and on…