Capt Brian Flynn allegedly $exually harassed married detective’ An NYPD captain named Brian Flynn $exually harassed a married detective named Michelle Almanzar by sending her pictures of his penis while at work and asking for her underwear. Flynn would also allegedly indicate that there would be benefits if Almanzar agreed, according to court documents.
Capt Brian Flynn allegedly $exually harassed married detective
A Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit filed on Wednesday, April 12, stated that NYPD detective Almanzar of the 50th Precinct in the Bronx claims that over the course of an 18-month period, Flynn subjected her to a campaign of harassment and retaliated when she rejected his advances, according to New York Post. Flynn, who was assigned to the 50th Precinct in 2021, allegedly began sending Almanzar “pictures of his penis and napkins with ejaculate on it, which appeared to be taken in his office” and making “$exually charged comments” through text and in person.
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‘She had to accept his harassment’
Almanzar’s attorney Leslee Schwartz states that Flynn “was relentless, constantly texting her. If she blocked his number he made it known that he was not going to stand for it,” according to New York Post. The married father-of-two demanded explicit images of her and said he would exchange work benefits “as long as she continued to allow his advances.”
Flynn texted Almanzar, “I was going to give you a Commander’s Day if you just gave me your panties,” the lawsuit claims. Schwartz stated if the mom of one “wanted time off for her son’s first day of preschool, she had to kiss ass, she had to accept his harassment or she wasn’t getting it,” according to New York Post.
How would Brian Flynn react to Michelle Almanzar’s rejections?
Almanzar made several attempts to block Flynn’s number, but each time he “reacted in a negative fashion” by forcing her to stay late to redo reports or by turning down her request for a day off, according to the lawsuit. Other people in the precinct were aware of the harassment and would advise her to “just keep him happy.”
The lawsuit claims that Alamanzar was so worried about the harassment that she attempted to avoid speaking with Flynn alone and wouldn’t use the office restroom by herself because it was next to Flynn’s office. One time, when Almanzar blocked Flynn’s phone number, “in an effort to ‘show her who’s boss’,” he put pictures of a rat in a costume with her name on them all throughout the office.
‘You couldn’t just keep him happy’
Almanzar filed a complaint with the department’s Equal Employment Opportunity division in November 2022 despite being “extremely fearful for her safety as well as that of her family,” according to New York Post. Flynn ultimately had to be moved to a different precinct as a result. He was waiting for Almanzar at the precinct at 4 am the following day, according to the lawsuit.
A few sergeants allegedly exclaimed “You couldn’t just keep him happy, now look, we are all under the microscope,” after Almanzar’s meeting with the Internal Affairs Bureau. They allegedly said, “We figured you liked it,” when she opposed it, according to the lawsuit.
What repercussions has Brian Flynn faced?
The lawsuit claims that even though Almanzar was informed that Flynn was being disciplined for unrelated issues, the NYPD “took no action to assure that defendant Flynn does not harass any other female employees.” Almanzar claims that since registering her complaint, she has not been included in any investigations.
An NYPD spokesperson said, “The NYPD will decline comment on pending litigation. The Department does not tolerate $exual harassment and is committed to respectful work environments for our diverse workforce. The NYPD thoroughly investigates all complaints it receives and offers several reporting options for NYPD employees, including anonymously,” according to New York Post.
