An NYPD officer working with the department’s youth “Police Explorers” program is accused of trying to strike up a sexual conversation with an undercover officer he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Travis DeSouza, 35, a 13-year NYPD veteran assigned to Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, was busted Friday on charges of attempted disseminating indecent materials to minors and attempted child endangerment.
DeSouza’s behavior working with the Police Explorers program for young people between 14 and 20 interested in law enforcement had sparked concerns. So authorities sent a young-looking undercover officer to approach him in person. She identified herself as a 14-year-old girl and expressed interest in the program, according to sources and the complaint.
