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Palm Beach Post investigation reveals Boynton Beach police sergeant misused restricted database to collect women's personal data

A Palm Beach Post investigation published July 6, 2026, found that Boynton Beach Police Sergeant Fabrice Jeanniton had repeatedly used the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's restricted driver database to look up the names, addresses, birth dates, and driver-license photos of women outside any legitimate investigation. Jeanniton had been reprimanded for the same conduct on a different restricted database in 2013, and resigned in lieu of termination in November 2025.

Jurisdiction
Florida
Location
Boynton Beach, Florida

Abuses documented

Actors

  • Fabrice Jeanniton (Sergeant, Boynton Beach Police Department)

A Palm Beach Post investigation published July 6, 2026, found that Boynton Beach Police Sergeant Fabrice Jeanniton, during a 2024-2025 misconduct investigation, had repeatedly used the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's restricted Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) — accessible only to law enforcement — to look up the names, addresses, birth dates, and driver-license photos of women who were not part of any legitimate investigation.

Internal affairs had already reprimanded Jeanniton in 2013 for the same conduct on a different restricted database, with his supervisor at the time noting a pattern of querying "attractive females" — establishing a documented, decade-long pattern rather than an isolated incident. Jeanniton resigned in lieu of termination on November 24, 2025, and retains a $7,509-a-month city pension. He was never criminally charged over the data misuse; the Palm Beach County Circuit Court's Public Integrity Unit found insufficient evidence to charge him on February 9, 2026.

Why we recorded this

Government employees granted access to restricted databases are trusted to use that access only for legitimate official purposes. A police officer who instead uses government-granted data access to look up private individuals for personal reasons strips people of control over their own information and puts law enforcement's most sensitive tools to unauthorized private use. This archive records when that trust is broken, especially where internal accountability alone let the pattern continue for over a decade.

Sources

  1. Boynton Cop Retires with $7.5K-a-Month Pension After Probe | Exclusive — Boca Raton Tribune investigative accessed July 11, 2026
  2. Boynton Beach police sergeant accused of sex assault gets $7,500 a month pension — Palm Beach Post investigative accessed July 11, 2026

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