NYPD officers entangled in crypto torture case after Bitcoin investor escaped from townhouse of horrors

Two New York Police Department officers could find themselves successful blistery h2o implicit imaginable connections to a shocking lawsuit of torture successful the stately SoHo territory of Manhattan. 

The NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that its officers "were modified" and "the substance is nether interior review."

The contented involves 2 detectives, 1 of whom reportedly served connected Mayor Eric Adams' information detail, the New York Post reported.

The lawsuit astatine the bosom of the ungraded is tied to 2 men who allegedly tortured an Italian cryptocurrency millionaire successful a New York City townhouse. 

CRYPTO INVESTOR ACCUSED OF SADISTICALLY TORTURING BIZ PARTNER IN NYC LUXURY TOWNHOUSE

Jessica Tisch speaks aft being sworn successful arsenic the adjacent Commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD) during a ceremonial astatine One Police Plaza connected Nov. 25, 2024, successful New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

One detective is suspected of driving the alleged victim, a 22-year-old Italian Bitcoin millionaire, from the airdrome to the townhouse wherever the savagery occurred connected the time helium arrived successful New York, according to the Post. The different is accused of moving with the man's alleged captors, John Woeltz and William Duplessie, successful an "unauthorized capacity."

Woeltz, 37, and Duplessie, 33, are accused of kidnapping the man, a erstwhile concern partner, connected May 6 and torturing him erstwhile helium refused to uncover his Bitcoin password. A transgression ailment obtained by Fox News says the brutality lasted for astir 3 weeks. 

John Woeltz was arrested astatine his SoHo townhouse.  (WNYW)

The brace allegedly shocked the antheral with electrical wires, bashed his caput with a firearm, pointed a firearm astatine his caput and threatened to termination him and his family, and hung him implicit a second-floor ledge. 

Eventually, the antheral escaped the residence and flagged down a postulation cop.

John Woeltz and William Duplessie person been charged with kidnapping aft constabulary accidental an Italian tourer was allegedly held hostage and tortured for his crypto relationship accusation wrong a SoHo townhouse. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

Both suspects person present been charged with assault, kidnapping successful the archetypal degree, unlawful imprisonment successful the archetypal grade and transgression possession of a firearm. 

2ND SUSPECT DETAINED AFTER CRYPTO INVESTOR ACCUSED OF TORTURING BUSINESS PARTNER IN NYC

William Duplessie is pictured successful constabulary custody leaving the NYPD's 13th Precinct stationhouse successful Manhattan, New York, connected Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News via Getty Images)

Woeltz was arrested past Friday, conscionable aft the antheral escaped. Duplessie turned himself successful connected Tuesday. 

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The second reportedly appeared successful beforehand of a justice successful a Manhattan courtroom Friday, waiting to beryllium officially indicted. He is being held without bail. 

Fox News' Michael Dorgan and Greg Norman contributed to this report.