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Officer’s Secret Recordings Reshape Charges | US News
LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman is dropping felony charges against police officer Daniel Flores, who secretly recorded colleagues spewing racist, sexist, and homophobic abuse — the recordings prompted Flores to take medical leave. Originally charged with 16 felonies for recording without consent, Hochman now reduces them to misdemeanors, opening the door for judicial diversion and potential dismissal if Flores stays clean for a year. While Hochman insists the recordings were illegal under California law, he acknowledges the hate speech was vile — but not legally classified as a hate…
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