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Deputy accused of sexual abuse was fighter for gay rights
Bleiweiss was lauded for local activism and police work
By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Juan Ortega and Joel Marino
South Florida Sun Sentinel
7:38 PM EDT, August 4, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE
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To the South Florida gay community, Jonathan Bleiweiss was a pioneering, openly gay Broward sheriff's deputy who fought discrimination within that agency earlier in his career.
But court documents released Tuesday portray Bleiweiss, 29, as a manipulative sex offender who preyed on illegal immigrants too scared to contact authorities. He would act like a jilted lover when the men would not return his calls or text messages, according to those records, based on victims' accounts.
Bleiweiss, arrested Monday, faces 14 charges, among them three counts of sexual battery by a person in authority, four counts of battery and one count of stalking. He's accused of intimidating at least eight men in his Oakland Park patrol district into performing sex acts with him during traffic stops.
"This is not an act that necessarily impacts the gay community," said Michael Rajner, a local gay rights activist who lives in Pompano Beach. "This is an act of an individual, not a community."
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Deputy sex case: Allegations against Broward sheriff's deputy aren't reflection of gay community, activist says -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Troubling story. These illegals are being made to cross the border after they thought they already did. :mrgreen:
Who knows maybe this is a good deterrent and should be promoted as a warning in Mexico. "This could happen to you" etc.
That said, I hope this cop gets more than a slap on the ass for this.
Regarding:
"This is not an act that necessarily impacts the gay community," said Michael Rajner, a local gay rights activist who lives in Pompano Beach. "This is an act of an individual, not a community." - Actually it is symbolic of the community. Perhaps that's why he needed to make the statement.