LOS ANGELES — Days after an internal investigation was launched into whether a former Los Angeles police captain led a cover-up of sexual assault allegations against former CBS chief Leslie Moonves, the detective who handled the case years ago took an unusual step.
Last month, LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Det. Oscar Gamino showed up at the district attorney’s office in downtown Los Angeles to present his investigation on the 2017 case, according to the DA’s office. At the time, the case had been closed for nearly five years and had already been rejected by the office of former District Attorney Jackie Lacey.
Gamino’s action came seven days after a stunning report by New York Attorney General Leticia James revealed that former LAPD Cmdr. Cory Palka, and perhaps others in the LAPD, worked in late 2017 and early 2018 to keep a lid on what they recognized would be explosive allegations against Moonves at a time when top media and film figures were being ousted based on MeToo allegations.
