Carol J. Shaya-Castro (maiden name Carol Shaya) is a former New York City police officer and actress whose employment was terminated after she appeared in the August 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.
Shaya was born in Jaffa, Israel and emigrated to America as a child. Her religion is Greek Orthodox. Her father and ex-husband also worked as police officers.
In August 1994 Shaya, a NYPD officer, appeared nude in Playboy. On October 28, the NYPD filed...
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Carol J. Shaya-Castro (maiden name Carol Shaya) is a former New York City police officer and actress whose employment was terminated after she appeared in the August 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.
Shaya was born in Jaffa, Israel and emigrated to America as a child. Her religion is Greek Orthodox. Her father and ex-husband also worked as police officers.
In August 1994 Shaya, a NYPD officer, appeared nude in Playboy. 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. On March 7, 1995, Commissioner William J. Bratton dismissed Shaya-Castro, saying her appearance in Playboy violated the City Charter and the department's rules, so she was unfit to be a police officer.
In response, Shaya-Castro sued the department for US$10,000,000 for wrongful dismissal and gender discrimination. In her claim, she said that other, male, officers who appeared in pornographic films, not just...
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