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Five NOPD Officers Reassigned During Sex Crimes Unit Investigation

New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison has placed five officers on administrative reassignment while an investigation is made into their actions as detectives in the Special Victims Section.

The Public Integrity Bureau is investigating each officer based on an Office of Inspector General inquiry.

The Inspector General report found evidence suggesting the officers weren't doing their job. Specifically – they’re accused of labeling sex crimes as “miscellaneous” and following up on only a fraction of those cases.

Harrison says he will take additional disciplinary action if and when department policy violations are discovered.

Harrison says officers Akron Davis, Derrick Williams, Damita Williams, Vernon Haynes and Sgt. Merrill Merricks are under investigation.

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