HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A new lawsuit has been filed against the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff, his then-chief deputy, and the Madison County Commission by a longtime deputy who claims he was punished for aiding a female colleague facing sexual harassment at work. Deputy Gregory Gray, a veteran member of the office’s SWAT team, … Read more
In a rare move, the NYPD will internally try two Brooklyn cops accused of raping a prisoner — before their criminal trial takes place, the Daily News has learned. Police Officers Edward Martins and Richard Hall are charged with raping and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman they picked up for drug possession in Brooklyn on Sept. … Read more
Invoking recent sexual-harassment allegations leveled at high-profile men, a King County judge on Friday sentenced a veteran Seattle police officer to 12 months of probation after he was accused of groping three department employees. John Knight, 52, who joined the department in 1990, pleaded guilty last month to one count of fourth-degree assault, a gross … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged Fayetteville Police Captain Tracey Bass-Caine with failure to report sex offender non-compliance. According to an arrest warrant, Bass-Caine’s husband William Augurson, who is a registered sex offender, was with her at events with children present – which is a violation of his sex offender … Read more
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two female inmates inside a county jail earlier this year is now accused of attacking another woman inside the same facility, authorities said Wednesday. Giancarlo Scotti, 31, was arrested on suspicion of rape and oral copulation under color of authority in September … Read more
DEARBORN, Mich. – The trial continues Wednesday for a Dearborn police officer accused of inappropriately touching a woman during a traffic stop. Justin Smith is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct. A fellow officer took the stand Tuesday and testified that Smith did not follow proper procedure when he pulled the woman over. A key … Read more
A pair of NYPD detectives and self-proclaimed “freaks” raped a handcuffed teenager in a police van in Coney Island after threatening to arrest her for having marijuana, Brooklyn prosecutors said Monday. Demoted detectives Eddie Martins and Richard Hall pleaded not guilty to a 50-count indictment that included charges of first-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act, … Read more
Claims that the South Bend Police Department abused its disciplinary process will soon be in the hands of a jury. A former officer claims that an avalanche of allegations came down on her after she filed sexual harassment and sexual discrimination charges against the department. Joy Phillips is suing the department for retaliation in a … Read more
It took more than a month, but the two New York City police detectives who acknowledged they had sex with a handcuffed teenager inside a police van after detaining her for drugs have been charged with first-degree rape. A grand jury indicted officers Eddie Martins and Richard Hall on Thursday, despite their claims the sex … Read more
A Brooklyn teen who has accused two NYPD officers of sexual assault is now having her credibility “smeared,” her lawyer told BuzzFeed News, after a report the police were citing her social media use to deny her claims. The 18-year-old from Brooklyn, who goes by the pseudonym Anna Chambers on social media, has alleged that … Read more
ST. LOUIS – Insurance companies have agreed to pay $560,000 to settle part of a lawsuit filed by a mentally incapacitated woman who claimed she’d been raped by a Gasconade County law enforcement officer. Civil suits say Marty Rainey, who was a county deputy sheriff and a police officer in Rosebud and Hermann, Mo., groped … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury convicted a former Memphis police officer of attempted rape Thursday. Darrell Malone stood stunned when the jury read its verdict. Malone was originally facing a rape charge, but jurors dropped it to attempted rape. In April 2013, a month after Memphis Police Department kicked Malone off the force for another … Read more