LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CBS chief executive and president Les Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint accusing him of interfering with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, according to documents released Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
According to the documents, Moonves acknowledged working closely with then-Capt.
Cory Palka of the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017 to obtain information about a sexual assault victim’s confidential police report against him.
Moonves also met with Palka for an hour at a restaurant to discuss the complaint and ways to quash it.
Los Angeles' Government Ethics Ordinance governs the conduct of city employees and forbids them from misusing or disclosing confidential information acquired through their work.
Persons:
—, Les Moonves, Moonves, Cory Palka, Palka, didn’t, Weeks, Harvey Weinstein, Phyllis Golden, Gottlieb, Letitia James
Organizations:
ANGELES, CBS, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Ethics, Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, Hollywood Division, Lorimar Productions, New York, Moonves
Locations:
Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County