NYPD cop sexted with undercover officer posing as 14-year-old girl while overseeing youth outreach program: prosecutors

An NYPD serviceman tasked pinch organization younker outreach is facing charges successful 2 boroughs for allegedly sexting an undercover bull posing arsenic a 14-year-old girl, according to prosecutors.

Travis N. DeSouza, 35, appeared successful a Queens County tribunal connected Thursday, six months aft appearing successful a Brooklyn court, connected kid endangerment-related charges for sending sexually definitive messages to an undercover serviceman he believed to beryllium conscionable 14 years old, authorities said.

Officer Travis DeSouza, 35, was suspended without salary by nan NYPD for sending lurid messages and images to an undercover bull posing arsenic a 14-year-old girl, a criminal title alleged.

Last October, cops group retired to ensnare DeSouza successful a sting cognition aft suspecting him of unethical behaviour successful his capacity arsenic a supervisor of nan Police Explorers program, a NYPD younker outreach inaugural for teens and young adults betwixt 14 and 20 years aged who want to prosecute a profession successful rule enforcement, according to a complaint.

An big undercover serviceman approached DeSouza while posing arsenic a younker subordinate successful nan Police Explorers program, telling nan alleged perv that she was 14 years aged and asking him for his telephone number, nan title stated.

“Of course, extremity trying to container maine already,” nan creepy bull replied to her request, according to nan document.

He continued nan lurid overtures and innuendos via texts and societal media — while explicitly acknowledging that she was a minor, officials claim.

“And I don’t cognize moreover why you sewage maine reasoning things I shouldn’t because of really acold we are of property LOL I should beryllium telling you to stop… but your maturity and nan measurement you enactment is different,” DeSouza allegedly messaged nan undercover supplier connected Snapchat.

Officer DeSouza hangs his caput during his proceeding successful Queens Criminal Court, Thursday. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

Eventually, DeSouza tried to seal nan woody pinch nan faux “teen girl” by sending her a image of himself pinch an erection while wearing boxer shorts, nan title alleged.

“What’s nether those shorts?” nan undercover supplier wrote complete Snapchat, according to nan complaint.

“Something big, possibly much than you tin handle,” DeSouza allegedly wrote back.

The accused perv was moving wrong nan confines of nan 75th Precinct successful Brooklyn while allegedly sending immoderate of nan shocking sexts and sent others from a NYPD building successful Queens — which is why he’s facing charges successful some boroughs.

Officer DeSouza has been suspended without salary from nan NYPD, nan section said Thursday.

He was charged successful Queens tribunal pinch attempted dissemination of indecent worldly to minors successful nan first degree, charismatic misconduct, obscenity successful nan 3rd degree, and attempted endangering nan use of a child, according to nan criminal complaint.

In Brooklyn, he was deed pinch charges of attempted disseminating indecent materials to minors successful nan first degree, attempted endangering nan use of a child, and obscenity successful nan 3rd degree, records show.

On Thursday, nan ex-cop was released without bail, according to tribunal records.