this LAPD He said Wednesday that an internal investigation has been launched against a retired police commander who allegedly briefed then-CEO Leslie Moonves. GIS Corp. swore an oath of “loyalty” to Moonves in November 2017 as it worked to keep the allegations out of the press and about a sexual assault investigation.
The LAPD Wednesday night identified the retired commander as Cory Palka, who left the department in February 2021 after 34 years in office.
Palka’s behavior came to light Wednesday as part of the New York Attorney General’s investigation into the incident. how the company handles sexual harassment allegations This eventually led to Moonves being sacked in 2018.
by 37-page reportPalka disclosed the woman’s claim to a CBS executive a few hours after she filed the complaint. Palka then gave CBS executives an exact copy of the undercover police report, including the woman’s personal identification information, and took multiple steps to keep CBS informed of the progress of the investigation.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore called Palka’s behavior “appalling” in a statement Wednesday evening and said an internal investigation had been opened against him and other LAPD members who may have been involved.
“Most frightening is the claim that a sexual assault survivor, who is among the most vulnerable, has her trust violated by an LAPD member,” Moore said in a statement. Said. “This undermines public trust and does not reflect our values as an organisation.”
Palka was a captain during the Moonves investigation and was the commander of the Hollywood Division where the report was presented. According to the Attorney General’s report, she had a prior relationship with CBS as she was hired to work as Moonves’ security assistant for the Grammy Awards from 2008-2014.
According to the report, senior security officials at CBS used the police report months before the allegations were made public and scoured her and her family’s records to find out what it took to buy her and her family’s silence.
Palka went so far as to meet Moonves in person at a Westlake Village restaurant to brief him on the investigation and the accuser’s contacts with the police and the prosecutor’s office.
“During the interview, Moonves said he wanted the LAPD investigation closed and discussed contacting other public officials,” the report said.
Palka was also in contact with Moonves’ lawyer. At one point in the investigation, he sent a text to the lawyer saying he would tell the investigator to “contact the accuser tomorrow and warn him not to go to the media with the accuser and to protect ‘his’ privacy”.
He also assured CBS officials that he was taking steps to ensure the report did not leak to the press.
“The important thing is that no other accusers come forward,” Palka wrote in the report.
That November 30, 2017 – 20 days after the report was submitted – Palka assured CBS officials that the case was a “firm REJECTION”, meaning that DA would decline to press charges.
The prosecution ultimately refused to prosecute, as the alleged assault dates back to the 1980s and was not time-barred.
The woman, Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb, told her story to Ronan Farrow, who publishes a magazine. Story about Moonves January 9, 2018 in The New Yorker in September. Moonves resigned later that day and was eventually formally dissolved by the company following an investigation.
Palka sent a message to a CBS executive that day, “I’m so sorry to hear this news, Ian. It’s making me sick. We worked hard to avoid this day. I am totally sorry.”
Two days later, she wrote directly to Moonves: “Les – I’m so sorry this happened. I’m always there for you, I’m by your side, and I will commit my commitment to you. Through all of this, you embodied leadership, class, and the highest character.”
Palka appeared as herself in two episodes of the Amazon series “Bosch,” according to IMDb. Michael Connelly, author of the “Bosch” books and executive producer of the series in 2021, credit For Palka’s “opening many doors to our production”. Palka also got the news after that knelt down With protesters during demonstrations over the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
