Off-duty cop arrested, charged with exposing himself

Off-duty cop arrested, charged with exposing himself
Newsday by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA - February 6, 2009

An off-duty police officer was arrested Friday for exposing himself in the bathroom of a Queens subway station, New York City police sources said. The 9:30 a.m. incident occurred at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue station, two stops from the Van Wyck/Briarwood station, where Transit Bureau Capt. Jeffrey Klimas was arrested in May and accused of exposing himself to a young man. Both stations are known as spots where men sometimes gather looking for other men, police sources said. In Friday's incident, police conducting a routine bathroom inspection found Officer Denton Lewis, 42, and another man, Felicio Balo, 28, exposing themselves, apparently to each other, police said. Lewis works at police headquarters on the extended leave desk. The suspects were charged with public lewdness, and Lewis, who lives in Jamaica, was suspended from the force. In the May incident, Klimas, a 25-year veteran, pleaded guilty to public lewdness and is awaiting sentencing. rocco.parascandola@newsday.com