Houston PD Chief Troy Finner says investigation into suspended cases could wrap up this month, but could result in spin-off investigations.
Houston PD Chief Troy Finner says investigation into suspended cases could wrap up this month but could result in spin-off investigations.Sitting at the center of a conference table, surrounded by media and members of his team, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner answered questions about the controversy surrounding thousands of adult sex crime cases that were suspended due to lack of staff.
On Tuesday, we learned Finner found out about the SL code on November 4, 2021, just one day before the Astroworld tragedy where 10 people died at a concert in Houston. ABC13's Lileana Pearson asked Finner about a portion of the SL code that says officers are supposed to follow-up on cases and reassign them to investigators even if they do mark them as suspended due to lack of staff. Finner said he assumes at least some of the cases were never reviewed and reassigned.
Additionally, 3,883 of the 4,017 sexual assault incident reports have been reviewed, with investigators scheduling more than 256 follow-up interviews."We are in this predicament, and I said from the very start, I own it, we own it as a department," he said. "I didn't start it, but I am damn sure going to end it."
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