Michael Mineo

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    • 24 years old at the time of the incident
    • From Brooklyn, New York
    • Only child
    • Half Puerto Rican, half Italian
    • Both parents died of drug overdoses when he was young
    • Unclear where he was born
    • Has been living in New York City since he was a young child
    • Works as a body piercer at Jiggaman tattoo shop
    • Has multiple drug possession arrests and one arrest for assaultThe New York Times Times Topics Michael Mineo (December 7, 2008)

  • Brooklyn resident Michael Mineo accused New York City police officers of assaulting and sodomizing him on the platform at the Prospect Park subway stop on October 15, 2008.YouTube CBS: Man Claims Sodomy by NYPD (October 26, 2008) Officers were trying to arrest him for smoking marijuana and cited him for disorderly conduct.YouTube CBS: Man Claims Sodomy by NYPD (October 26, 2008) The Brooklyn district attorney and a grand jury are investigating the incident.The New York Times Times Topics Michael Mineo (December 7, 2008)

    Mineo filed suit against the New York Police Department and the city of New York in May of 2009. He is asking for $220 million in the civil suit.ABC 7 (NYC): Alleged Sodomy Victim Suing NYPD, City

  • Mineo's Story

    During the arrest, Mineo claims that four officers held him down as he was kicked and beaten.The New York Post Michael Mineo Insisted he's Telling the Truth about Sodomy Assault (October 25, 2008) He says a fifth officer jammed part of a police radio into his rectum.YouTube CBS: Man Claims Sodomy by NYPD (October 26, 2008)

  • Evidence

    Police officers say Mineo's accusations are not supported by witnesses.The New York Times Times Topics Michael Mineo (December 7, 2008) Mineo's lawyers claim there are at least six witnesses.YouTube CBS: Man Claims Sodomy by NYPD (October 26, 2008) A transit officer has said that he saw a policeman ram a baton into Mineo's buttocks. Other witnesses have since come forward as well, some saying they heard Mineo scream, "What are you doing to me? What are you, a faggot?" during the altercation.The New York Times Times Topics Michael Mineo (December 7, 2008) The New York Post Michael Mineo Insisted he's Telling the Truth about Sodomy Assault (October 25, 2008)

    A police radio and nightstick of officer Alex Cruz's were confiscated several days after the attack to determine whether Mineo's DNA is on either item.The New York Post Michael Mineo Insisted he's Telling the Truth about Sodomy Assault (October 25, 2008) Mineo's lawyers argue that an officer might have had time to clean or replace the radio.YouTube CBS: Man Claims Sodomy by NYPD (October 26, 2008) Medical records support Mineo's claim that something was internally inserted inside his rectum.The New York Times Times Topics Michael Mineo (December 7, 2008)

    One of the five officers involved in the attack, Kevin Maloney, testified to the grand jury that he had seen officer Richard Kern place his baton near Mineo's buttocks.

  • Grand Jury

    On December 6, 2008, the grand jury investigating the case agreed to indict three of the five police officers involved in the incident. Officer Richard Kern was charged with aggravated sexual abuse and assault, and if convicted faces up to 25 years in prison. Fellow officers Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales have been charged with trying to cover up the incident and hindering prosecution; if found guilty, they could be sentenced to four years in prison. Mineo's DNA has reportedly been found on Kern's baton.

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