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According to the New York Daily News, 41-year-old Harlem resident Cileane White was minding her own business as she sat on the Number 3 subway train last Friday. Out of nowhere, from across the aisle, Kevin Bishop, 44, of the Bronx, exposed himself to the woman and began to pleasure himself, White told police.
An FBI employee, White displayed a much cooler sense of judgement than we would, using her cell phone to snap a few pictures of Bishop in the act. (Taking a picture of something that foul would be the last thing on our minds.) White later headed to her local police precinct to report the crime. When she tried, though, a female officer apparently told her that the situation "was not a police matter."
Another officer later accepted White's report, and the NYPD has launched an internal investigation of the dismissive female officer.
Recognizing Bishop from White's photos, a pair of patrolling police apprehended him on Thursday on charges of public lewdness. (Bishop's criminal record lists 64 arrests and 24 convictions.) He was entering a subway station. [From: NYDailyNews]
Update: Following his arrest on Thursday, Bishop was brought to court on Friday, the New York Daily News reports. According to court documents, Bishop admitted to the act and said, "I deeply apologize for what happened." He was given a misdemeanor charge and faces 90 days in jail.
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Subscribe to commentsPeterAug 14th 2009 2:31PM
Boy am I glad you didn't say '...more pics after the break'
JSams4131Aug 14th 2009 3:57PM
noooo Daddy?!
Israel NicolasAug 14th 2009 5:24PM
Hey that is not cool. The man on the post is not the man/suspect on the gallery! Unless you are mistaken, it is wrong to post a picture of another man in a controversial post unless you want to suggest something (like nerdy-looking black/malay/indian guys are perverts...?), especially since the suspect is a white 44 year old male.
Just post the mugshot of the suspect. Take the first picture down!
anneAug 16th 2009 8:57AM
The man in the gallery is accused of a different crime. Stealing active GPS units. I am glad you are defending someone. I thought the same thing. Is the first man on the page the offender? I don't know for certain.
D. GoldmanAug 16th 2009 9:51AM
You ARE SOOOOOOOO RIGHT!!! This is how slander and libel issues begin. Whomever is the moron who posted that person's photo (the photo of the person of color) and then the photo of the white person in handcuffs has created a major problem in just "who is this story about?" When I began to read this story my first thought was: Is the person of color the victim or the actor? If it was the victim then who took that photo? If it was the actor then just what is the problem? Then, when I saw the photo to the white person in handcuffs then I was totally angry because of the premise sentences of this statement. Personally, if my photo was mixed into a story, as has happened here, I'd be heading for the attorney's office.
Good post.
MarilyntncsaAug 16th 2009 12:29PM
agree --- my first assumption was "was that the guy"? maybe more guilty of not THINKING rather than profiling. After reading, I assumed they were attempting a "what the .....?" look. Moral--if you can't post the perp, don't post a person pic. Try an object--- like a subway train.
PhotogalDec 21st 2009 6:31PM
If instead of howling about the pictures being 2 different colored men why didn't you just have looked at the bottom of each one--the top one ( the dark skinned one) it says taken by Cileane White---the womanin the article who turned him in! The bottom pic is one that is a stock photo--one the author grabbed from a stock photo agency, or from his own files i.e. a generic picture of a man getting arrested!
Maybe some people should THINK before they speak (or write comments)!
bryanSep 8th 2009 11:48AM
DAMM I THOUGHT THE CUTE GUY IN THE PIX WAS THE SUSPECT, WHO WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT HIM !!
Wish BelkinAug 16th 2009 6:34AM
"(Bishop's criminal record lists 64 arrests and 24 convictions.)"
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He's probably more sick than criminal, but it's way past time for someone to have a talk with this guy.
toddwilli5Aug 16th 2009 7:21AM
This is how rapists and rape/murderers start
Wish BelkinAug 16th 2009 11:39AM
Pretty cold responce Poot.
As a psychologist you must realize that the screen name "Poot" speaks to a deeper pathology that probably should be looked into.
Marilu611Aug 16th 2009 7:00AM
ARRESTED 64 TIMES AND PROBABLY SERVED NO JAIL TIME. WELL,
EXPERTS, HE'LL BE DOING IT ANOTHER 64 TIMES AND THEN SOME.
WAKE UP DECISION MAKERS...
UnqRacerAug 16th 2009 7:03AM
This is a sickness that needs help. He will only get worse until he is put away or the shrink can fix his problem. I have a stepson in prison right now who is exactly like this guy. He had already progressed to the point of kidnapping little girls for his sexual perversions when he was finally put away. Same as this guy, he was arrested multiple times and convicted a few but the problem still was not corrected. Some day he will do something really bad and we will all say "Why didn't they do something about him? The signs were all there?"
PatAug 16th 2009 7:26AM
You should note, Israel, that the photo of the white man is in regard to the story in that photo titled "Busted by....Technology", not the one about the subway pervert.
jbjg24mAug 16th 2009 7:30AM
thee are some sick ppl in this world !
sseaspiritAug 16th 2009 7:36AM
the female cop that dismissed the incident,, needs to be schooled on what is against the law,, HELLO.!!!! public mastur. is AGAINST THE LAW.. what a dumb bytch!
George HawkesAug 16th 2009 12:22PM
The news story stated ( Taking a picture of something that foul would be the last thing on our minds.) What is so bad about his ****. This same FBI agent and all normal women would just love to ride one unless shes in to women for sex.
But it was wrong for him to play on the subway. .
djrenpro1963Aug 16th 2009 7:59AM
my mom told me masturbation is a crime
daveAug 16th 2009 8:01AM
When I lived and worked in NYC I used the subways frequently during both rush and non rush hours and I can report seeing several males masturbating and also relieving themselves, and in those days it was basically a fact of life in the Big Apple.
CreolevirgoladyAug 17th 2009 5:16PM
I would like to know what if any actions were taken against the first police officer that Ms. White reported the incident to? I mean if that officer was that non-chalant then why is she an officer in the first place.