'Officially' attractive cop guilty of entrapment

PlanetOut ^ | 1/22/04 | Christopher Curtis

[CoolGuyVic]

'Officially' attractive cop guilty of entrapment

Christopher Curtis, Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network

Thursday, January 22, 2004 / 05:33 PM

An appeals court in Florida ruled Wednesday that a detective working undercover was too good-looking for a gay man to be charged in a drug sting.

According to the Sun-Sentinel, a Florida newspaper, Detective Mike Nahum went to a gay club in Fort Lauderdale in 2002 to investigate suspected drug activity. According to court records, he met Julio Blanco, a self-described "lonely gay man."

Blanco testified that Nahum said he wanted to have a "good time" and to "party." While Blanco hoped Nahum was making a pass at him, the officer thought he was clearly asking for drugs.

Blanco said Nahum started asking for cocaine repeatedly. After the third request, Blanco said he had enough and tried to leave, but the undercover detective said, "Come on, can you get me some?"

Blanco said Nahum was too good-looking to resist. He went to the restroom, where he bought some crystal meth and gave it to the officer. Nahum gave him $60 for the trouble, bought him a beer and even exchanged numbers, promising to call in a few days.

Police arrested Blanco two weeks later.

During Blanco's hearing in 2002, Broward Circuit Judge Susan Lebow said "The whole situation seemed very clear to me. I mean, the detective walked in dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, and, for the record, he was a very attractive man and ... "

That's when Blanco's attorney, Kevin J. Kulik interrupted and asked Judge Lebow to enter her opinion of Nahum's attractiveness as an official finding.

She did.

On Wednesday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal agreed with Judge Lebow's assessment that Blanco had been entrapped by "nonverbal communication used" by the undercover -- and, as a matter of record, very attractive -- detective.

[CoolGuyVic]

Forgive me for using this source, but I surf all over for news and this one was too funny to pass up.

[duckman]

So the detective should look like Helen Thomas? Jeez.

[weegee]

The girl could be really really hot but I still wouldn't be interested in dating a coked out whore.

[Spok]

The lust defense. Too bad Amy Fischer didn't think of it.

[MHGinTN]

But then you're probably not a trolling homosexual.

[pogo101]

[Jaysun]

The new undercover detective hired by police.

[CyberCowboy777]

Why were you at the source?

[lelio]

Blanco said Nahum started asking for cocaine repeatedly. After the third request,

Is this SOP for the Fort Lauderdale police? To nag you into doing something illegal?

[george wythe]

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[Doe Eyes]

We could post really good looking underage girls outside 7-11 to entice men to buy them beer. I'll bet we could lock up loads of men. It would be great.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - JUDICIAL TYRANNY - This is absurd!

[evets]

It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.

[flying Elvis]

LOL, just imagine being told you are so good looking that it's crime. lol

[Jaysun]

INTREP - JUDICIAL TYRANNY - This is absurd!


Right! What about the drugs? No argument about that? Preposterous!

[weegee]

It happens. They also get "plants" to try to get adults to buy tobacco for minors.

[F16Fighter]

Sigh...If only she was as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside...

[Oztrich Boy]

Is this SOP for the Fort Lauderdale police? To nag you into doing something illegal?

Parkinson's Law. Crime has to rise to the level appropriate to the number of police employed to deal with it.