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D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues

Los Angeles Times · August 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM

D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues

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Nathan Hochman said an LAPD officer who was charged with multiple felonies for secretly recording racist, sexist and homophobic remarks by his colleagues will instead face misdemeanor charges.

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