Captain Peter Rose, head of 94th Precinct, apologized on Monday for making comments regarding what he considers to be 'real rapes'
A New York police captain apologized Monday on Twitter for making comments that suggested date rapes were not as serious as sexual assaults committed by strangers.
Captain Peter Rose, head of 94th Precinct in Brooklyn, was the subject of widespread criticism for the remarks, which were first reported by ‘I would like to take this opportunity to offer my apology for comments that I made at the 94 Precinct Community Council meeting Wednesday January 9, 2017,' Rose tweeted on Monday.
‘I deeply regret the statements I made last week about rape.'
‘I failed to communicate accurately how I respond to reports of rape, and the actions the Department as a whole takes,' he tweeted.
‘My comments were not meant to minimize the seriousness of sexual assault.'
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‘Every rape, whether it is perpetrated by a stranger or someone known to them, is fully investigated.'
‘We make no distinction in our response.'
‘My comments suggested otherwise and for that I apologize.'
‘My comments were not meant to minimize the seriousness of sexual assault,' Rose tweeted on Monday. Rose is seen in the above stock image at his office in the 94th Precinct in Brooklyn
‘Every rape, whether it is perpetrated by a stranger or someone known to them, is fully investigated,' Rose tweeted above
Rose initially made the remarks during a council meeting at the precinct last Wednesday night.
The captain was speaking about the 62 percent increase in sex attacks that were reported in the last year in Greenpoint, the northernmost neighborhood in Brooklyn.
'The reported rapes are not total abomination rapes where strangers are being dragged off the streets,' Rose told the meeting on Wednesday.
He said at a community council meeting on Wednesday night: 'The reported rapes are not total abomination rapes where strangers are being dragged off the streets '
'If there's a true stranger rape, a random guy picks up a stranger off the street, those are the troubling ones. That person has, like, no moral standards.'
He later told DNA info that the spiked trend of date rape and 'hookups' are not something that they are worried about, because they are not true 'stranger' rapes.
People around the country are taking issue with the police captain's comments, and Mayor de Blasio's office reprimanded him.
Jane Manning, Director of Advocacy at the National Organization for Women New York City chapter was among those to make a public statement.
Rose's comments were in response to new data by DNA info that shows sex attacks in the Brooklyn neighborhood Greenpoint have increased 62 per cent in the last year. The 94th Precinct in Greenpoint is seen in the stock image above
She told DNA info: 'The idea that "this isn't some guy who's dangerous to women" that in itself is a major window into the mentality that we're up against.'
She further explained that his comments set a dangerous tone and precedent for officer attitude towards 'acquaintance rapes' and how seriously they should be taken.
People around the country took issue with the comments, and Mayor Bill de Blasio's (above) office reprimanded him
Public Advocate Letita James condemned Rose's remarks as well, the reports.
She said: 'Too often victims of rape and sexual crimes do not come forward because of fear that their claims won't be taken seriously, and these comments perpetuate those concerns.'
The women's rights group UltraViolet called for Rose's firing over his remarks that were 'deeply disturbing coming from a police captain'.
Spokesperson Eric Phillips clarified that all sexual assault cases are taken seriously by the police, and that 'rape is rape'.
Rose does not face disciplinary action, and another officer, who wishes to remain unnamed, told the Post that the comments may have been 'misinterpreted or misstated'.
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