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On-duty NYPD officers 'handcuffed 18-year-old girl, took her to deserted spot and raped her' | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
An 18-year-old girl says two NYPD officers raped her after arresting her, according to reports. | An 18-year-old girl says two NYPD officers raped her after arresting her, according to reports. |
Two detectives and their supervisor have been stripped of their badges and guns while the NYPD Internal Affairs’ Bureau’s investigation is ongoing, according to the New York Daily News. | Two detectives and their supervisor have been stripped of their badges and guns while the NYPD Internal Affairs’ Bureau’s investigation is ongoing, according to the New York Daily News. |
The young woman said in a statement: “I’m completely brutalized by the rape. Now every time I see any police, I’m in a panic.” | The young woman said in a statement: “I’m completely brutalized by the rape. Now every time I see any police, I’m in a panic.” |
She says she was driving in the Coney Island area of New York with two friends, when they were pulled over by police on suspicion of possessing illegal substances. | She says she was driving in the Coney Island area of New York with two friends, when they were pulled over by police on suspicion of possessing illegal substances. |
According to her attorney, Michael David, she was handcuffed and driven by the police officers to a secluded spot where they forced her to perform sex acts on them. | According to her attorney, Michael David, she was handcuffed and driven by the police officers to a secluded spot where they forced her to perform sex acts on them. |
The young woman says she sought treatment in a New York hospital after the incident, which took place in September. | The young woman says she sought treatment in a New York hospital after the incident, which took place in September. |
The officers in question did not deny the sexual acts occurred, but both claimed they were consensual, according to the New York Daily News. | The officers in question did not deny the sexual acts occurred, but both claimed they were consensual, according to the New York Daily News. |
“We’re aware of the allegations, and Internal Affairs is conducting an investigation into certain members of Brooklyn South narcotics,” a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said. | “We’re aware of the allegations, and Internal Affairs is conducting an investigation into certain members of Brooklyn South narcotics,” a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said. |
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