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“I said ‘no’ to him a few times,” Alvarez, 28, told The Post Columnists
back in biz — with one sex with a grin. “Then we went out while with friends and we just
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“I wanted to make a name for myself,” she said. “I didn’t want
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Around the same time the two were falling in love, Alvarez said her married boss, Lt. Christian Hernandez, Brooklyn pizzeria owner spent $60K of
his own money to pick up street trash
“expressed interest” in her.” after city failed to

“Despite her rejections, Hernandez continually asked her if she should be with him, even stating, ‘You’re See All Columnists
so much better than my wife,’” according to a discrimination lawsuit Valerio filed in Manhattan Supreme
Court last month.

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Things got worse for Alvarez in October 2020 when she told her bosses she was pregnant.
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At the same time, Capt. Salvatore Marchese pressed Alvarez. “You were one of my best cops, you
shouldn’t have gotten pregnant,” he said, according to Valerio’s suit.

In early 2021, Hernandez found out that Alvarez was dating Valerio because he tracked the sergeant’s
vehicle to the cop’s residence, according to court papers.

“The news that Alvarez had been in a relationship with another member of service was too much for
defendant Hernandez to bear,” Valerio’s lawsuit states.

Hernandez allegedly began harassing Valerio, trying to get him kicked

out of the precinct and alleging that he stole vacation time, an see also
accusation that was later found to be untrue, according to his lawsuit.

Meanwhile, pregnant Alvarez was stripped of her car and assigned to

a foot post on an overnight shift for two months.

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” said Alvarez, whose daughter with Valerio

is now 3. “Because I didn’t give my lieutenant the time of day, he went
New NYPD policy bans
after Valerio.” romantic relationships
between bosses and
Valerio, who was a field intelligence officer and didn’t supervise subordinates
Alvarez, said he lost out on overtime and promotions.

The NYPD banned dating between supervisors and officers they regularly supervise after a lap-dancing
scandal in 2022.

Meanwhile, Alvarez settled her own sexual harassment lawsuit against the city, Hernandez and Marchese
in August 2023 for $225,000.

The couple has since gotten engaged and is planning a wedding.

She still works in the Bronx transit district and Valerio works on the Upper West Side.

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Alvarez said she knew it “wasn’t going to be easy” as an attractive woman at the NYPD.

“I didn’t think it was going to be as ugly as this,” she said.

A recruitment billboard at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal features Police Officer Anajess Alvarez left).
No credit.

The NYPD refused to comment on pending litigation.

But said in its settlement agreement with Alvarez it did not acknowledge any wrongdoing.

Valerio’s lawyer John Scola said the NYPD has “proven inept at addressing the rampant sexual
harassment that plagues the department.”

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“In this instance, an executive was allowed to use NYPD resources to track a female officer he was
sexually harassing and then falsify charges against Sergeant Valerio without any punishment.”

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Ed Harris
10 hours ago
This is what happens when you lower the standards It only costs more money in the long run I

an only imagine how much NYC spends on employee mistakes a year I would guess 2 3
million a year
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Wrongfully Convicted
9 hours ago
This person has no business being in law enforcement. If he does that to a coworker what
s he doing or possibly has done to the public? All his arrests need to be reviewed
and if anything is found fired immediately. Enough with corrupt cops
and protecting them. Fire the dude
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Retired NYPD
9 hours ago
This fooling around has gone on ever since females became cops. Got more to do with
and opportunity.

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Alison
8 hours ago
Lowering standards with diversity hires is a bad idea. Always a problem. They invent problems
love to sue. Instead of protecting citizens they're too busy with the drama they create.
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Clarence W
7 hours ago
Literally LOL. As if no white boy has ever sexually harassed a woman at work. I watched
hese guys for twenty years cheat on and divorce their dental receptionist, or stay at home
and spend too much mom wives for new dark meat at work. Reminded me of the
"Harlem Nights" where the cop...
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Captain America
10 hours ago
Does Hernandez still work for NYPD? Seems like a serious violation of privacy and Ill use of
ublic resources. Check his bank records to see how many times he cracked into the NYPD
for personal gain.
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Vextvixen1218
9 hours ago
Yes they were just transferred around to different departments and houses.
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