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Maya Yang

NYPD officer was harassed by superior after good deed, lawsuit alleges

Louis Sojo is suing the NYPD, Captain Julio Delgado and the City of New York for race discrimination and unequal treatment, color discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment.
Louis Sojo is suing the NYPD, Captain Julio Delgado and the City of New York for race discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment. Photograph: Simon Leigh/Alamy

A New York police officer who made headlines after buying food for an alleged shoplifter is now suing the department and his captain over racial harassment and slurs following his good deed.

In July 2019, Louis Sojo and a few other officers were asked to confront a woman who was suspected of shoplifting at a Whole Foods grocery store in New York City. Sojo found food containers in the woman’s bag, filled with food from the store’s hot food bar.

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