Peter Newsham, interim head of Washington DC Police Dept, friend and supporter of Comet Ping Pong, has deeply troubling past including accusations of mishandling the rape case of a minor (pizzagate)

submitted ago by cantsleepawink

A MUST read article: Is Interim DC Police Chief Peter Newsham fit to be top cop?

Peter Newsham has had a long history of both personal and professional scandals. The 1990s and 2000s were plagued with allegations of alcoholism and domestic violence, a history of love affairs, as well as the mass unconstitutional arrest of 400 people at DC’s Pershing Park and a scathing third-party report uncovering the department’s mishandling of sexual assault cases while Newsham was at the helm of the MPD’s Investigative Services Bureau.

Veronica Best’s 11-year-old daughter was raped in 2008. She says Peter Newsham, then an assistant chief, played a role in the mishandling of her daughter’s case. ...

Thanks to @redditsuckz at https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1585297 for highlighting this:

Here is Mr. Newsham supporting Alefantis and his establishment: http://archive.is/jaUpf

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cantsleepawink ago

No evidence was ever put forward as to how, where, what or why it was debunked. We also know that no investigation was ever conducted. Agree we need to shine a spotlight onto the police department and its processes. I am finding reports of their past questionable conduct in terms of abuse cases.