Carol Shaya
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Carol Shaya | |
|---|---|
| Police career | |
| Department | New York City Police Department (NYPD) |
| Service years | 1991 - March 7, 1995 |
| Rank | Sworn in as an officer - 1991 |
| Other work | Actress, Model |
Carol J. Shaya-Castro (also known under her maiden name Carol Shaya) is a former glamor model, actress, and New York City police officer whose employment was terminated after she appeared in the August 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.
Personal life
Shaya was born in Jaffa, Israel.[2] Her religion is Greek Orthodox.[2] Her father[3] and husband[4] also worked as police officers.
Playboy appearance
In 1994, at time of the staging of her Playboy pictorial, Shaya was 24 years old and a patrol officer in the 45th precinct in the Bronx.[1] Shaya appeared in the August 1994 issue, in a partly open New York City police uniform jacket on the cover of the magazine, labeled "NYPD NUDE", and naked in a layout inside. The pictorial involved her using nightstick, handcuffs, and uniform in erotic and staged arrest scenes.[5] She received US$100,000 for the pictorial.[3][6]
Aftermath
At first reports of the appearance, the New York City Police Department attempted to ignore the incident, but then gradually took escalating measures.[1] In July 1994, Shaya was reassigned to a desk job at the Bronx Borough Command, not as a disciplinary action, but due to other female officers in her precinct complaining about verbal harassment from residents, who were asking about Officer Shaya's location and comparing them to her.[7] 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.[8] A police panel recommended a month's suspension,[5] but the final decision was left to the New York City Police Commissioner.[8] On March 7, 1995, Commissioner William J. Bratton dismissed Shaya, now using her married name Shaya-Castro, from the New York City police department. Bratton ruled that Shaya-Castro's appearance in Playboy violated the City Charter and the department's rules, so she was unfit to be a police officer.[9][10] He also cited her record, which included only three arrests in four years.[3][5]
In response, Shaya-Castro sued the department for US$10,000,000 for wrongful dismissal and gender discrimination.[6] In her claim, she said that other, male, officers who appeared in pornographic films, not just softcore pictorials, were merely suspended, and not fired. She also said that her assignments to non-patrolling duties, such as typing and driving other officers, precluded many arrests.[3][5] Her lawsuit was criticized by Stanley Crouch in an American Enterprise Institute speech.[11] 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.[12]
NYPD Nude, a documentary on Shaya's story, aired on British television Channel 4, on March 11, 1995.[13]
Later career
Shaya appeared in bit parts in two episodes of the television police drama, New York Undercover, aired September and December 1994.[14] She also reported on the realism of an episode of the Cagney and Lacey television program for the November 4, 1994 issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine.[14]
In April 1995, Shaya posed for a non-nude poster, with proceeds to benefit victims of the Oklahoma City bombing. In early March 1995, Shaya made a promotional video for Daytona Beach Bike Week; she had to take time out from the shooting to file her lawsuit.[5] On March 16, 1995, Shaya-Castro, her husband, and her photographer Adolfo Gallela helped apprehend an armed robber at a restaurant where they were dining. "That's what I'm gonna miss about being on the job. That rush of adrenaline, the excitement and the power of stopping someone from doing wrong.", she said afterward.
Silent Prey
Shaya starred in the direct-to-video thriller, Silent Prey (1997). She played detective Sheila K. Fine, a Jewish policewoman going undercover to solve rapes at a Catholic women's college. The film was written for Shaya, and promoted off of her notoriety. The DVD cover showed her, and read: "Starring Carol Shaya; The former NYC cop turned Playboy Cover Model". Before film production, Shaya made two appearances on the Howard Stern show, on E! cable television, on March 27 and March 28, 1997, to audition women for roles.[15]
Real estate
In August 2004, the New York Times reported Shaya was selling real estate in the Queens borough of New York City.[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Police Officer in Playboy; This Time, Official Yawns", June 27, 1994, by George James, The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ a b "'Playboy' cops attention for this Israeli native", by Michael Elkin, Jewish Exponent, August 5, 1994. Online at Highbeam.com. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ a b c d Template:Es icon"Policías al desnudo", by Carlos Fresneda, El Mundo, 1995-04-09. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Ex-Cop's Angry Tale: NYPD Blue Lies", by Tom Robbins, The Village Voice, May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e "New York's finest pin-up sues for $10m", by David Usborne, The Independent, March 11, 1995. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ a b "Addenda", The Washington Post, March 10, 1995. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Officer Who Posed Nude Is Reassigned", The New York Times, July 21, 1994. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ a b "Officer Who Posed Nude Faces Charges", The New York Times, November 4, 1994. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Chronicle", March 8, 1995, by Nadine Brozan, The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Winners & Losers", March 20, 1995, Time Magazine, by Kathleen Adams, Christine Gorman, Lina Lofaro, Michael Quinn, Alain L. Sanders, and Sidney Urquhart. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Blues for Tomorrow", by Stanley Crouch, Speech in American Enterprise Institute Bradley Lecture Series (Washington), December 16, 1996. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "First Amendment Related", AELE Law Library of Case Summaries: Employment & Labor Law for Public Safety Agencies. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "1995 NYPD Nude", Besom Productions. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ a b "Watching the Detectives", by A. J. Jacobs, Reality Check, Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "The (Second) Howard Stern E! Show", The Complete Howard Stern Links. Also "E! Show Schedule Archives, January 1997 - March 1997", MarksFriggin.com. Both retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Following Up", by Joseph P. Fried, The New York Times, August 8, 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
External links
- Carol Shaya at IMDb
Further reading
- NYPD Blue Lies: The Shocking True Story of Racism, Corruption, Cover-Ups and Murder in the NYPD by Charles Castro, ex-husband of Carol Shaya-Castro, including her story, Arbor Books, April 14, 2009, ISBN 978-0980058260. Official website.