Playboy Appearance
In August 1994 Shaya, a NYPD officer, appeared nude in Playboy. On October 28, the NYPD filed departmental charges against Shaya, for unauthorized off-duty employment and improper use of her uniform and the Police Department logo. On March 7, 1995, Commissioner William J. Bratton dismissed Shaya-Castro, saying her appearance in Playboy violated the City Charter and the department's rules, so she was unfit to be a police officer.
In response, Shaya-Castro sued the department for US$10,000,000 for wrongful dismissal and gender discrimination. In her claim, she said that other, male, officers who appeared in pornographic films, not just softcore pictorials, were merely suspended, and not fired. Her lawsuit was criticized by Stanley Crouch in an American Enterprise Institute speech. The case, Shaya-Castro v. New York City Police Department, 649 N.Y.S.2d 711 (1996)., was decided against her, and upheld on appeal.
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