I know this guy #2

[FWmaker]

Neighbor, Son was in my Cub Scout Troop, Wife is one of the best ladies I've ever met.

 

First Story:

 

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05282008/news/...lled_112833.htm

 

POLICE CAPTAIN GRILLED

By JOHN DOYLE, LARRY CELONA and DAN MANGAN

 

May 28, 2008 -- An NYPD captain allegedly sexually exposed himself to a young man at a Queens subway station yesterday while on duty, and was taken into custody after the victim alerted a cop, police sources said.

 

Transit Bureau Capt. Jeffrey Klimas, 51, was charged with two counts of public lewdness last night, given a desk-appearance ticket, and suspended.

 

Multiple police sources said the married father of two had long been suspected of trolling for encounters in the subway system, despite being executive officer of the Transit Bureau's Special Operations District.

 

A police source called the 25-year veteran "eccentric" and "like a Jim McGreevey" - referring to the gay former New Jersey governor's penchant for searching for sex with men at highway rest stops while still closeted.

 

The source said Klimas, who lives with his paralegal wife, Loraine, in New Hyde Park, LI, signed in yesterday morning at the District 20 Transit Bureau at the Van Wyck/Briarwood station in Queens, then boarded an F train, in plainclothes for his Brooklyn office.

 

He got off at the Union Turnpike station and exposed himself to a young man in a station bathroom, sources said.

 

The young man saw a cop and reported that he had been accosted, a source said.

 

"The cop goes with him, and [the man] points out the guy, and it's Klimas," the source said.

 

Klimas ran away and when the cop apprehended him, the captain became irate, saying, "Don't you know who I am," identifying himself by name and rank, sources said.

 

The second lewdness count against Klimas stems from an April 2007 incident, also at a Queens subway station, but details were not immediately available.

 

"He did it again," said another high-ranking police source, who was aware of another incident in which Klimas was caught allegedly soliciting a man in 2003 but escaped without charges. In that incident, a teen claimed Klimas fondled him on a No. 4 train. The youth ran off the train at Borough Hall and pointed out the captain. But an investigation determined the claim was unfounded, saying the accuser was emotionally disturbed, sources said.

 

Klimas' neighbors were shocked that the deeply religious man known for his regular attendance at church was caught up in a sex scandal.

 

"In a million years, I wouldn't believe that," said Annette Palazzollo, a neighbor and close friend. "He's a wonderful man. He's good with his children. He's always playing with his son outside."

 

 

Follow-Up Story:

 

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05292008/news/..._cop_113001.htm

 

 

RELIEF AT ARREST OF 'PERV' COP

By LARRY CELONA, MURRAY WEISS and DAN MANGAN

 

May 29, 2008 -- Cops yesterday said "it's about time" an NYPD captain, who allegedly exposed himself to a young man on a Queens subway train, had finally been busted.

 

But even as they expressed satisfaction after years of rumors that married Capt. Jeffrey Klimas was trolling subways for gay sex, the NYPD struggled to explain why it failed to charge the father of two in past incidents, and why he was not facing more serious charges now.

 

Klimas, 51, was arrested Tuesday for two counts of public lewdness, suspended from his job, and freed without bail after being issued two desk-appearance tickets, including one involving an incident last year.

 

"The captain denies any wrongdoing," said Roy Richter, president of the Captain's Endowment Association.

 

But one source told The Post "it's about time" that Klimas was arrested after years of allegedly approaching men on the subway.

 

"Everyone who knows him knows what his reputation is," the source said.

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My notes:

On a side note - The Captain was instrumental in planning/carrying out the logistics of trafficing (sp?) the Pope around NYC approx. 1 mo. ago.

Always seemed to be a good family man w/ a "nomal" family. I guess outward perceptions don't add up to chit sometimes.

Edited June 5, 2008 by FWmaker

[The Wolf]

Neighbor, Son was in my Cub Scout Troop, Wife is one of the best ladies I've ever met.

 

First Story:

 

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05282008/news/...lled_112833.htm

 

"In a million years, I wouldn't believe that," said Annette Palazzollo, a neighbor and close friend. "He's a wonderful man. He's good with his children. He's always playing with his son outside."