REPRINT: Alleged NYPD Sodomy Victim Files $220M Suit Against City, Cops

Photo (from left): The accused officers Andrew Morales, Alex Cruz, Richard Kern Alleged NYPD Sodomy Victim Files $220M Suit Against City, Cops NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP)  -- A man filed a $220  million lawsuit on Thursday claiming that New  York Police Department officers robbed him of  his civil rights by sodomizing him with a baton in  a subway station. Michael Mineo, a body piercer who works in a  tattoo parlor, spelled out his allegations in  graphic terms after exiting federal court in  Brooklyn with his lawyers. "It's humiliating. This is considered a rape, a rape. I'm a man. I was raped by 4 guys holding  me down...putting a baton in my rectum," Mineo said outside the courthouse. The suit against the city, NYPD and four officers alleges the patrolmen conspired to  violate Mineo's rights on Oct. 15 with a "willfully malicious and vicious assault.'' It says  the attack caused "extreme physical, mental and emotional harm and distress'' and `` exposed the plaintiff to public scandal and disgrace.'' The city Law Department said it would "thoroughly review'' the court papers but declined  to comment further. Three officers named as defendants in the suit were charged last year in a criminal  indictment. Officer Richard Kern pleaded not guilty to sexual abuse and assault; and  Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales pleaded not guilty to hindering prosecution and  official misconduct on suspicion of covering up a crime. All three have vehemently  denied the any wrongdoing. Prosecutors allege that Kern and Morales spotted Mineo outside the subway station  smoking marijuana. After they sought to stop him, he fled into the station, jumped  a turnstile, ran toward the platform and hurdled another turnstile before he was  pinned, handcuffed near a token booth and searched for drugs, they said. With Mineo in a "helpless position'' with his pants down, Kern took out a retractable  baton and shoved it into the victim's buttocks, prosecutor said. The baton pierced  Mineo's underwear, tore his rectum and drew blood, they said. To cover his tracks and with the other officers' knowledge, Kern wrote Mineo  "a bogus summons'' that was purposely backdated so it would be invalid, then warned  him to keep quiet or face a felony, prosecutors said. Police initially questioned Mineo's account and allowed the officers to stay on duty.  But the case gained momentum in late October after Mineo's lawyers went public  with his allegations and the district attorney launched a grand jury investigation. If convicted, Kern could face up to 25 years in prison; the others could face up to four  years. Inset Photo: Mineo talks to reporters outside federal court/Mona Rivera

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