Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of public lewdness and indecent exposure.
Burke was charged for allegedly initiating a sexual encounter with an undercover officer at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Bald Hill.
He is due back in court on Oct. 6.
FILE — Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, second from right, is escorted to a vehicle by FBI personnel outside an FBI office, in Melville, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2015. Burke, 58, who served federal prison time for beating a suspect, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park in Farmingdale, on New York’s Long Island. (Steve Pfost/Newsday via AP, File)