The scandal-ridden former Suffolk County police chief has been charged with offering a sex act, public lewdness, indecent exposure, and criminal solicitation
, was taken into custody in Farmingville, New York. He now faces charges for offering a sex act, public lewdness, indecent exposure, and criminal solicitation.
Burke’s arrest arrives as the result of a prostitution sting in which he allegedly exposed himself and attempted to solicit a male sex worker at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, according to, Suffolk County Director of Communications Tania Lopez shared: “James Burke was arrested this morning and charged with one count each of Public Lewdness and Exposure of a Person. He will be issued a desk appearance ticket and will be in SAP in Central Islip on Sept. 11, 2023.
From 2012 through 2015, Burke led the Suffolk Country Police Department as chief of police. His time there placed him at the forefront of investigations into a string of murders across Long Island’s Gilgo Beach area, the victims of which were predominately sex workers. Burke was released from his duties after three years following pleading guilty to federal charges for assaulting a suspect.
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