A SURPRISE TODAY IN AUSTIN: THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL PROCESSING MY FEBRUARY 17, 2021, ONLINE PUBLIC-INFORMATION REQUEST FOCUSED ON MYSELF, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT (APD) INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT, THE APD SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, APD SEX CRIMES UNIT SERGEANT SANDRA BENNINGFIELD, AND HER IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, APD LT. GENA CURTIS.

 

A surprise today in Austin, Texas:

I learned this evening at the official City of Austin website that the following (below) online February 17, 2021, public-information request of mine --- focused on myself, the Austin Police Department (APD) Internal Affairs Unit, the APD Special Investigations Unit, APD Sex Crimes Unit Sergeant Sandra Benningfield, and her immediate supervisor, Lt. Gena Curtis --- is still "processing" (being processed) and "in progress".

My February 17 public-information request had stated in writing that I sought "a copy of any and all records of or reports about any interviews of or findings about Lt. Gena Curtis or APD Sex Crimes Unit Sergeant Sandra Benningfield that referred at least once in any manner to myself, John Kevin McMillan of Austin, and that, in each such case, were conducted at any time since September 1, 2015, by the APD Internal Affairs Unit or the APD Special Investigations Unit." ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net> To: Fbinaa Info <info@fbinaa.org>; keith.bell@house.texas.gov <keith.bell@house.texas.gov>; jeff.cason@house.texas.gov <jeff.cason@house.texas.gov>; david.cook@house.texas.gov <david.cook@house.texas.gov>; jasmine.crockett@house.texas.gov <jasmine.crockett@house.texas.gov>; ann.johnson@house.texas.gov <ann.johnson@house.texas.gov>; cody.vasut@house.texas.gov <cody.vasut@house.texas.gov>; sam.harless@house.texas.gov <sam.harless@house.texas.gov>; Cole Hefner <cole.hefner@house.texas.gov>; jared.patterson@house.texas.gov <jared.patterson@house.texas.gov>; matt.schaefer@house.texas.gov <matt.schaefer@house.texas.gov>; james.white@house.texas.gov <james.white@house.texas.gov>; Rhetta Bowers <rhetta.bowers@house.texas.gov>; icehumantrafficking.helpdesk@dhs.gov <icehumantrafficking.helpdesk@dhs.gov>; Tony Tinderholt <tony.tinderholt@house.texas.gov>; Garnet F. 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Benningfield or Lt. Curtis and me A respectful FYI to each of you on the following new public-information request of mine to Austin Police that relates to the repeated alleged refusal by the Austin Police Department Sex Crimes Unit under the direction of Sergeant Sandra Benningfield and Lt. Gena Curtis, her immediate supervisor, to authorize for me ANY forensic-DNA-medical swabs forensic sexual assault exam on myself that I have directly requested from that APD unit and other APD units on numerous occasions over a multi-year period ever since early 2012. Because of the alleged continuous-and-continuing nature of this alleged felony-crimes case in which I am still being victimized during my sleeping hours as I lie alone on my own bed inside my current always-bolt-locked solo-occupancy efficiency-apartment unit in northeast Austin, the requested forensic medical exam and resulting rape-evidence kit from me will need to have full 190-day (or longer, if possible) retroactive DNA processing of any and all DNA-traceable items in that new rape-evidence kit from me that I have repeatedly requested and continue to request from APD. I have been very concerned about the possibility that alleged possible obstruction of justice by a member of a law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction has repeatedly denied me the rape-evidence exam I've requested in what I have repeatedly informed APD's Sex Crimes Unit is an alleged continuous-and-continuing daily and year-round and multi-year anal-rape-crimes and oral-rape-crimes and personal-injury-crimes case. It is a truly outrageous felony-crimes case involving alleged home-invasion-crimes and alleged-trespassing crimes victimizing me on a daily and year-round basis inside my current solo-occupancy bolt-locked apartment unit where I live alone. I NEVER permit anyone other than on-duty APD officers accepting crime evidence from me or lost-and-found-items I discovered outdoors on public property, or, on one total occasion, Austin-Travis County EMS staff members in response to a 911 call I made after vomiting repeatedly in my unit, to enter my unit at nighttime. Any written response from any of you on any aspect of this case would be greatly appreciated by me. Sincerely and Best Wishes, criminal-law complainant John Kevin McMillan of northeast Austin. 8805 North Plaza Drive, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753. John Kevin McMillan ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Austin Public Records Center <austintx@mycusthelp.net> To: mcmillanj@att.net <mcmillanj@att.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10:38:03 PM CST Subject: Public Information Act Request :: R053584-021721 Dear Mr. John Kevin McMillan: Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 2/17/2021 and given the reference number R053584-021721 for tracking purposes. Please be advised that the Austin Police Department’s Central Records Division receives over 2500 requests for information a month. These requests are processed in the order received, and we strive to respond to each request promptly, as required by law. Please know that, as a result of the large volume of requests received, the anticipated timeframe for responding to your request is approximately 45-60 business days. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records requested. PLEASE NOTE: The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Austin Public Records Center. Austin Police Department To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Austin Texas Public Records Center. John Kevin McMillan ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net> To: Fbinaa Info <info@fbinaa.org>; DOJ Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative (CRT) <sexualharassment.inhousing@usdoj.gov>; City of Austin EEOC/Fair Housing Administrator Enrique Serrano <enrique.serrano@austintexas.gov>; U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Devlpt (TX regional office) <tx_webmanager@hud.gov>; U.S. Department of Homeland Security <private.sector@dhs.gov>; Office for Victims of Crime U.S. DOJ <itverp@usdoj.gov>; Office for Victims of Crime U.S. Justice Dept. <ttac@ovcttac.org>; icehumantrafficking.helpdesk@dhs.gov <icehumantrafficking.helpdesk@dhs.gov>; tracy.martinez@dps.texas.gov <tracy.martinez@dps.texas.gov>; jose.garza@traviscountytx.gov <jose.garza@traviscountytx.gov>; Hernandez Sally [TCSO] <sally.hernandez@traviscountytx.gov>; debbie.reynolds@traviscountytx.gov <debbie.reynolds@traviscountytx.gov>; Anderson Aanjali (CRT) <aanjali.anderson@usdoj.gov>; U.S. Dept of Commerce Civil Rights Div Officials <webmaster@doc.gov>; International Association for Religious Freedom (UK) <luke@iarf.net>; press@ostp.eop.gov <press@ostp.eop.gov>; The White House Attn Pres. 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John Bucy 2019CentralTX <john.bucy@house.texas.gov>; Rep. Erin Zwiener 2019CentralTX <erin.zwiener@house.texas.gov>; james.talarico@house.texas.gov <james.talarico@house.texas.gov>; Shawn Dick <shawn.dick@wilco.org>; dee.hobbs@wilco.org <dee.hobbs@wilco.org>; Steven Rich <steven.rich@washpost.com>; mike.gleason@wilco.org <mike.gleason@wilco.org>; trustees@austinisd.org <trustees@austinisd.org>; texasamnesty@gmail.com <texasamnesty@gmail.com>; KEYE CBS News Austin 2017 <news@cbsaustin.com>; news@dailytexanonline.com <news@dailytexanonline.com>; news@texasmonthly.com <news@texasmonthly.com>; Debbie Hiott <dhiott@kut.org>; news@tpr.org <news@tpr.org>; calea@calea.org <calea@calea.org>; gwhil@austincc.edu <gwhil@austincc.edu>; government@abor.com <government@abor.com>; TRA General Counsel Kenneth Besserman <kbesserman@tramail.org>; Gina Hinojosa <gina.hinojosa@house.texas.gov>; StateRep.DonnaHoward <donna.howard@house.texas.gov>; Andrew Murr <andrew.murr@house.texas.gov>; Robert Nichols <robert.nichols@senate.texas.gov>; hubert.vo@house.texas.gov <hubert.vo@house.texas.gov>; info@austinaptassoc.com <info@austinaptassoc.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 11:24:36 PM CST Subject: 2-17-21 PIR re: APD Internal Affairs or Special Investigations notes re: Sgt. Benningfield or Lt. Curtis and me From: John Kevin McMillan, public-information requestor. My solo-occupancy efficiency-apartment-unit rental-home address ever since June 21, 2019: Pebble Creek Apartments (a Belco Equities-affiliated, large gated-community complex), 8805 North Plaza Drive, Building 17, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753. Home phone: (512) 342-2295. Cell phone: (512) 993-7305. My Blog: http://www.johnkevinmcmillan.blogspot.com February 17, 2021 A respectful FYI to each of you on the following public-information request I submitted online tonight at 10:37 p.m. this Wednesday, February 17, 2021, to the Austin Police Department at their official City Government of Austin website: "I am seeking a copy of any and all records of or reports about any interviews of or findings about Lt. Gena Curtis or APD Sex Crimes Unit Sergeant Sandra Benningfield that referred at least once in any manner to myself, John Kevin McMillan of Austin, and that, in each such case, were conducted at any time since September 1, 2015, by the APD Internal Affairs Unit or the APD Special Investigations Unit. "My legal name is John Kevin McMillan. My date of birth is April 27, 1957. I was born at Lincoln, Nebraska. "On February 17, 2020, I received a very unexpected e-mail rejection letter from Lt. Curtis, the immediate supervisor of Sgt. Benningfield, in which Lt. Curtis forbade me in writing from ever again directly contacting herself: "'Curtis, Gena <gena.curtis@austintexas.gov> "'To: "'John McMillan "'Cc: "'King, Michael , "'Larroque, Lelan "'Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:40 AM "'Good morning, "'In the future if you need to connect with someone at the Austin Police Department please feel free to reach out to either Officer Larroque or Sgt. Mike King; both are copied on this email. Please have no further contact with me, Lt. Gena Curtis. Have a great day! "'Lt. Gena Curtis #2170 "'Investigations 2 "'(Sex Crimes, Domestic Violence & C.R.A.S.H. Units) "'Austin Police Department "'P.O. Box 689001 "'Austin, Texas 78768-9001 "'(512) 974-5570"' ________ "The APD Sex Crimes Unit under the leadership of Sgt. Benningfield and Lt. Curtis has never at any time authorized any new rape-evidence forensic medical exam on me that I repeatedly requested from APD's Sex Crimes Unit on numerous occasions over a multi-year period. "Also, the APD Sex Crimes Unit has never requested and obtained full 190-day maximum possible retroactive processing of either of the two 2011 forensic rape-evidence kits from me that APD has in its possession for APD Sex Crimes Case 11-1180447 (an April 28, 2011, forensic DNA-swabs rape-evidence medical exam on me) and APD Sex Crimes Case 11-3550615 (a December 22, 2011, forensic DNA-swabs rape-evidence medical exam on me). "I have repeatedly informed the APD Sex Crimes Unit and other APD units over a multi-year period that I have been and continue to be victimized on a daily and year-round and multi-year basis by alleged anal-rape crimes and alleged oral-rape crimes as well as other personal-injury crimes and home-invasion-crimes and trespassing crimes and harassment crimes during my sleeping hours as I lie alone on my own bed, asleep and unconscious and probably snoring, inside my bolt-locked rental-housing unit in north Austin. I always sleep alone on my bed, and I have been completely celibate ever since and including the day I moved to north Austin in August 2001. "I have lived alone inside a double-bolt-locked efficiency apartment unit at Pebble Creek Apartments, 8805 North Plaza Drive, ever since June 21, 2019." __________ (The online confirmation-of-receipt note I received from the Austin Police Department at their official City of Austin website at 10:37 p.m. this Wednesday, February 17, 2021:) Reference No: R053584-021721 Logged In As: mcmillanj@att.net Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 2/17/2021 and given the reference number R053584-021721 for tracking purposes. Please be advised that the Austin Police Department’s Central Records Division receives over 2500 requests for information a month. These requests are processed in the order received, and we strive to respond to each request promptly, as required by law. Please know that, as a result of the large volume of requests received, the anticipated timeframe for responding to your request is approximately 45-60 business days. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records requested. PLEASE NOTE: The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Austin Public Records Portal. Austin Police Department