Man Accusing NYPD of Subway Sodomy Sues for $220 Million

[Jim Finnel]

The 24-year-old Brooklyn tattoo artist (pictured) who says three police officers beat and sodomized him in the Prospect Park subway station last October will be suing the city. Michael Mineo's lawyer tells the Post his client will seek $220 million in damages for the "physical pain, suffering and mental anguish, along with punitive damages suffered." In December, a grand jury indicted the three officers, and a criminal trial is expected to begin this fall. Mineo says the brutality took place after he ran from cops who accused him of smoking marijuana as he approached the station around noon on October 15th, 2008. After they apprehended him near the token booth, Mineo says Officer Richard Kern sodomized him with a baton. A transit cop who was in the station is expected to testify that he saw Kern put his baton on Mineo's buttocks. The damages sought in his civil lawsuit dwarf the money sought in other police brutality lawsuits—by comparison, Abner Louima, who was Mineo's predecessor in the annals of NYPD sodomy victims, sued the city for $155 million back in 2001, but got $8.6 million in a settlement.


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[Weed420]

Hope he gets every penny.

 

[jcool09]

I was working in NY when the Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo cases were driving Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson into a frenzy. This was not a good time for the NYPD. Sad to see that things like this still happen.

JC

 

[Jim Finnel]

there have been several recent articles posted recently about the NYPD's attitude and actions. probably if you used our search with NYPD as the search term you'll see them.

 

[jcool09]

That's a shame. I live in Atlanta now where we have our own issues. Recall the story of Catherine Johnston the 83 YO grandmother that was shot to death by undercover drug officers after a "no knock" warrant was issued on her home. Big cover-up, FBI investigation, etc. Not good.

JC