NYPD Back To Sodomizing Men?

When I first heard this story, I honestly thought that it was BS. It sounded shockingly similar to the Abner Louima case years ago. I never fathomed that a cop would be bold enough to commit such a heinous act in broad daylight, but allegedly he did. There have been reports of fecal matter being found on the item inserted into Mr.Mineo anus, and one of the officers seems to be cooperating with the investigators. What I want to know is why sticking a baton up a suspect's butt even crossed the officer's mind as an option? What was he smoking? At what point did he think that was a good idea? That's a sick dude. Read the story and feel free to share your thoughts.

Three Officers Indicted in Subway Assualt

NY Times
By RAY RIVERA and AL BAKER
Published: December 7, 2008
Grand jurors investigating claims by a 24-year-old man that he was beaten and sodomized with an object by police officers inside a Brooklyn subway station in October have voted to indict three of the officers involved, people briefed on the matter said on Saturday night.

Michael Mineo said he was injured in an Oct. 15 encounter.
One of the officers, Richard Kern, 25, faces an assault charge, the most serious of the charges in the indictment, which is expected to be unsealed on Tuesday. The charges stem from accusations by the man, Michael Mineo, that one of the officers jabbed a piece of police equipment — later identified in testimony as a baton — into his buttocks, causing internal injuries.

The other two officers are facing lesser charges. It was unclear which of the other four officers involved would be indicted or what the charges would be, said the people briefed on the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it. “Kern’s charge is more serious than the others,” said one of those people.

Officer Kern, who has denied doing anything wrong, could not be reached for comment on Saturday night. His lawyer, John D. Patten, said he had not received any notification of an indictment.

But one officer, Kevin Maloney, a transit officer, came forward last month and told the grand jury that he saw Mr. Kern jab a baton into Mr. Mineo’s buttocks, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the testimony. The official said the testimony did not make clear whether Officer Kern intended to harm Mr. Mineo or whether he caused physical injury. Another person with knowledge of Officer Maloney’s testimony characterized it differently, saying he told grand jurors that Officer Kern had “pushed” or “placed” the baton against Mr. Mineo’s buttocks