In Pennsylvania, there is a program for first offenders of certain offenses called the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program. If offenders successfully complete the program, without getting arrested again during the time you are on probation or in the program, your criminal record will be expunged.
If you are arrested within this period, you will be subjected to additional probation and a permanent criminal record if you are convicted. Ex-Cop Chris Hulmes was arrested for a DUI in Bucks County and charged on October 4, 2016.
Former police officer Christopher Hulmes, who spent a number of years assigned to the Narcotics Bureau, was charged on April 23, 2015 with perjury and related charges.
Hulmes was given a sweetheart deal by ADA Terri Domsky. Even after this Officer embarrassed the District Attorney’s Office DA’s Black Eye over One Lying Cop and the Police Department, the DA’s office took the “unusual” step of giving this liar a sweetheart deal.
This is the same ADA, Terri Domsky, who has prosecuted many other white cops, including former Officer Doug DiEmedio, among other, who all got sweetheart deals for stealing 10K worth of electricity. Domsky gave his a sweeheart deal. Yet, the same prosecutor insisted on jail time for former Lieutenant Aisha Perry. No jail time for Officer George Suarez, who was also charged with the same crime.
DiEmedio was caught on film stealing electricity. While he was under investigation for theft of electricity, he was never taken off the streets. He was simply transferred to the 18th District. It was only after the DA’s office was notified DiEmedio was going to be charged for an insurance scam, was he even charged. This was not the case in Perry and Suarez. One has to wonder why? What is the commonality? Prosecutors protect corrupt cops Once again, it comes back to double standards. This entire situation should be investigated.
The ARD program is meant for first time offenders, where the crime charged is relatively minor and does not involve a serious breach of the public trust. What could be more a breach of the public trust, than lying on the bench while on-duty? And since Domsky tried to defend this sweetheart deal at time, by pointing out that Hulmes could never be a Philly cop again, the DA’s office conceded, this provision only applied to Philadelphia.
This means that Hulmes could apply to any of the surrounding counties. The Philadelphia Police Department also never notified the PA State Police of the arrest and conviction of Hulmes, as is required. According to The Declaration, “Pennsylvania’s Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission can revoke the certificate of any officer convicted of an offense punishable by one year or longer in prison.
Perjury convictions certainly fall into this category. But a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania State Police, of which the Commission is a part, told The Declaration that completion of the ARD program does not count as a conviction.
The State Police spokesperson also claimed that the Commission never received notice from Philadelphia Police regarding Hulmes’ dismissal and arrest, even though Commission regulations require it.”
Hulmes admitted on the stand that he lied. But he continued to be allowed to testify by the DA’s office until the DA was forced to take action after the expose’ of the City Paper. Officer Arrested After City Paper Investigation It was rumored that many other officers reported this cop to other law enforcement agencies for years, regarding this matter, to no avail. It was finally taken to the media.
“An admitted crime by Police Officer Christopher Hulmes — perjury — and the apparent preference by District Attorney Seth Williams’ office to keep it hidden in plain sight.” Annie Fisher, Eastern Division Chief at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, decried the DA’s Office for coddling someone she says it should be prosecuting.
Assistant DA, AJ Thomson, who says he lost his job in the DA’s office because of it. But Hulmes was allowed to continue with his lies and was allowed to continue making arrests and testifying in court.
Chris Hulmes was charged for DUI in Bucks County on October 4, 2016. See Charging documents here. ChrisHulmesBucks_ArrestDUI
This arrest should result in Hulmes being kicked out of the ARD program and his criminal conviction becoming a permanent part of his record. But in light of the DA’s office doing it’s best to hide his criminal conduct in plain sight for years, and their reluctance to charge him at all, it is highly unlikely.
According to court records he was admitted into the ARD program by Terri Domsky on 6/17/2016 by no other than Judge Patrick Dugan. Judge Dugan of the Lt. Jonathan Josey fame is married to a Philadelphia Police Officer. See how all the pieces are neatly lining up.
The proper notification to the Probation Department should have been made by Hulmes. The Bucks County ADA who processed the DUI charges against Hulmes should have also notified Philadelphia.
As of this writing, a confirmation has not been obtained if that notification was made. Once Hulmes pleaded guilty to the DUI, which he did on March 16, 2017, that arrest should have immediately impacted his ARD terms.
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Hi my name is gustavo dejesus officer christopher hulmes arrested me on 12-17-2010 and lie i was convicted late on 2012 for the case i have been trying to tell everybody that he is a lier he said at first that i was buying drugs no drugs where ever found on me then later on he changed he stories and saihd that i was selling drugs then he changed his storie ones again and said that i told them the cops are washing yall he lie three times and was still aloud to continue testifying i had my paidstub in my packet the money on my packet was just 11 dollars short from what the paidstub said because i when in the store bought a pack of cigarettes and a coffee he said they watching so if they were watching they would have seen that i just parked the tow truck from work i lost my job i miss out on my baby first birthday and my son being born is just sad how they let them get away with that kind of behavior thank you for your time
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