A controversial ex-Long Island police chief accused of exposing himself to a male park ranger couldn’t have done the lewd act because “his interest lies toward the female,” his attorney claimed. Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, who was once convicted of beating up a man who stole his porn stash and is blamed by critics for botching the Gilgo Beach murders investigation , will have his charges of indecent exposure and public lewdness dismissed if he stays out of trouble over the next six months, court records show. He was initially accused of flashing and masturbating in front of a plainclothes ranger at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Farmingville on Aug. 22, 2023 – but the case fell apart thanks to unspecified misconduct allegations against that ranger and two of his colleagues, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said. Disgraced former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke has denied Kevin C.…