A sleazy NYPD cop who allegedly offered to fast-track a female recruit’s job application in exchange for her panties, $1,000 and sex has been indicted on bribery charges.
Delfin Lantigua, 34, allegedly contacted the NYPD applicant on Facebook in February, telling her he would expedite her hiring process — for a price.
The woman, who contacted police, wore a wire when she met Lantigua, a nine-year officer, at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Brooklyn on March 11.
During the meeting, Lantigua, who lives in Kensington, demanded sex from the woman, $1,000 and her panties, law enforcement sources said.
Two days later, thinking he was going to a Brooklyn motel for a rendezvous with the woman, he was arrested by Internal Affairs Bureau officers.
When cops searched his locker at the Brooklyn North Task Force, where he worked, they found three pairs of women’s underwear, sources said.
Lantigua is also charged with coercion and official misconduct. He faces up to seven years in jail if convicted.
He formerly worked in applicant processing, where he obtained the women’s personnel information, sources said.
“This defendant shamefully violated his duty to uphold the law by demanding sex from a woman who simply wanted to become a police officer,” said Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson in a statement. “He will now be prosecuted for his outrageous conduct.”