The Denver Post reported today on an open records request they filed in the wake of an internal affairs investigation into former Denver police officer James Gurley, who resigned in July.
Gurley, who had been with Denver PD for two years, had applied for a job with the Scottsdale, Arizona PD. Scottsdale PD notified Denver PD that applicant Gurley had a little trouble with his preemployment polygraph. When pressed, Gurley admitted he had been looking at sexually explicit photos of children when he was between the ages of 13 and 20 at which time he claims he lost his secret folder of at least 100 such images (of kids as young as 5) when he upgraded his phone. We are to believe that this never happened again in the six years between age 20 and his attempt at employment in Scottsdale.
Scottsdale PD notified Denver PD on July 2, 2024 and Gurley resigned (resigned?!) on July 12. Why the public records inquiry, you might ask? It seems Gurley passed the preemployment polygraph for Denver PD with flying colors.
Internal affairs records show that on Gurley’s hiring questionnaire for Denver PD he responded “No” to a questions about whether he had ever viewed pictures of children for sexual gratification. When questioned by the Denver Post, a representative of Denver’s Civil Service Commission stated there were “no red flags” when Gurley was hired. She acknowledge that–shocker–the polygraph is not foolproof and that they also rely on a questionnaire, psychological assessment, background check and interview.
And also polygraphers working for Scottsdale PD.
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