New Orleans child molester questioned on unsolved killings takes the fifth 700 times

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/new-orleans-stanley-burkhardt-deposition

Convicted child molester Stanley Burkhardt – a former investigator of sex crimes against children who has been in and out of prison for decades – invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination more than 700 times while being questioned under oath recently, including when asked whether he committed a series of unsolved murders of youths in his orbit.

Burkhardt’s decision to remain silent came when faced with questions about the killings during a deposition in a civil lawsuit by an alleged sexual abuse victim of his – a case aimed at him and the New Orleans police department (NOPD) which used to employ him.

His silence couldn’t be held against him if the context were a criminal proceeding. But in the context of the lawsuit, a jury is allowed to presume that the ex-cop availed himself of his fifth amendment right rather than answer honestly because he would have incriminated himself, said civil attorney Kristi Schubert, who deposed Burkhardt for four hours in late April.

[Roy Rolling]

1. What next?

I’ll be looking for a pardon and appointment to the Trump administration.

Seems like he, Jeff, and Donald share a lot of the same kind of “secrets” as they call them.

[rampartd]

2. these guys are suing the nopd, which means i'll be paying the judgement

"protect and serve?" the guy carried a badge for decades and his partner's testimony )at the link) shows the bosses knew it.

Among the crimes for which Burkhardt has served time were molesting his nine-year-old niece. During one of his myriad arrests, federal agents who searched his home found a 12-year-old boy inside, though he never faced charges related to that child.

US justice department prosecutors eventually resorted to a federal law allowing lifelong, involuntary commitments for people whom judges deem to be “sexually dangerous”. A judge ruled in 2011 that Burkhardt met those conditions and imposed an indefinite commitment. But he was conditionally freed after four years of treatment.