洛杉矶地区检察官纳森·霍赫曼已将对警官丹尼尔·弗洛雷斯的所有指控从16项重罪降级为轻罪1。弗洛雷斯因秘密录制同事发表的种族歧视言论而遭起诉，原本最高可能面临13年监禁1。根据新协议，弗洛雷斯可进入转向计划以避免监禁1。
弗洛雷斯于2025年初向洛杉矶警察局内部事务部门报告了这些录音，其中包含警察招聘部门官员发表的种族歧视和性别歧视言论1。虽然霍赫曼表示相信弗洛雷斯违反了加州窃听法，但他决定进行降级处理，以鼓励举报人勇敢站出来1。
检察官霍赫曼指出，维持原有重罪指控"向公众传递了错误信息"，可能会阻止其他举报人揭露不当行为1。此前，弗洛雷斯因单独的洛杉矶警察局内部调查被判有罪，受到22天无薪停职处罚1。
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has reduced all 16 felony charges against police officer Daniel Flores to misdemeanors, reversing a prosecution that drew widespread criticism 1. Flores had faced up to 13 years in prison for secretly recording colleagues from the department's recruitment unit making racist and sexist comments 1.
Flores reported the recordings to the LAPD's Internal Affairs Division in early 2025 after capturing the offensive remarks 1. While Hochman acknowledged that Flores violated California's wiretapping law, the DA determined that downgrading the charges was necessary to encourage whistleblowers to come forward 1. Hochman stated that the original prosecution decision "sent the wrong message to the public" and risked deterring future reporting 1. The misdemeanor charges now allow Flores to enter a diversion agreement, enabling him to avoid incarceration 1.
Hochman characterized the colleagues' remarks as "hate speech," though he noted there was insufficient evidence to classify them as hate crimes 1. Separately, Flores was found guilty in an internal LAPD investigation and received a 22-day unpaid suspension 1.
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