Judge finds Long Beach lewd conduct stings discriminate against gay men

By James Queally

Los Angeles County Su­per­i­or Court Judge Halim Dh­an­id­ina dis­missed all charges against Long Beach res­id­ent Rory Mor­oney, who was ar­res­ted dur­ing a 2014 po­lice sting tar­get­ing lewd con­duct. Dh­an­id­ina ruled on April 29, 2016, that the Long Beach Po­lice De­part­ment un­fairly tar­geted gay men when em­ploy­ing the sting tac­tic.

Sources: Los Angeles County Superior Court