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Audit sheds light on how San Jose code enforcement officer was allegedly able to abuse power for years

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Published  September 9, 2021 6:27pm PDT
Crime and Public Safety
KTVU FOX 2

Audit unveils how San Jose code enforcement officer was able to abuse power

KTVU's Ann Rubin reports.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Nearly a year after a San Jose code enforcement officer was charged with sexual misconduct and extortion, an audit attempts to shed light on the system that allowed his alleged actions to go undetected.

San Jose officials are still reeling from the arrest of William Gerry, a city code enforcement officer who was charged with more than a dozen crimes, including sexual assault, extortion, and bribery.

Authorities say he preyed on women at the massage parlors he inspected.

SJ code enforcement officer accused of sexual assault, extortion

A former code enforcement inspector in San Jose is facing criminal charges for extorting and sexually assaulting the business owners he was working with.

"He targeted some of the most vulnerable people in our community, people who don't necessarily trust law enforcement, who don't know how the system works, who feel compelled to submit to authority," Deputy District Attorney Jing-Lan Lee, explained last November.