Cops accused of sodomizing suspect say victim did it to himself

[buttmunch]

Lawyers for three cops charged in a sodomy attack on a suspect attacked the alleged victim in opening arguments Thursday as a liar who caused his own injuries while cuffed behind his back.

"He was digging and digging at his backside," said John Patten, the lawyer for Officer Richard Kern, 26.

The cops' accuser, Michael Mineo, was not in court as their lawyers attacked his criminal history and the $440 million civil suit he's filed against the city.

Mineo, 25, claims that Kern assaulted him with a police baton when he was arrested at the Prospect Park subway station on Oct. 15, 2008.

Two other cops, Alex Cruz, 28, and Andrew Morales, 27, are accused of trying to cover up the alleged assault.

Cruz's lawyer said there was nothing to cover up - that Mineo's self-injuring was so obvious a fourth officer at the scene questioned him about it.

"What are you doing back there," Officer Noel Jugraj asked, according to defense lawyer Stuart London.

Patten told the jury that the tattoo-parlor artist is hoping a criminal conviction against the cops will bolster his big-buck suit.

"You'll find him a theatrical, posing type of individual who is going to make claims," Patten said. "What he's trying to do is pull off a scam.
He's trying to scam the people of New York City.

"It defies human experience what he's claiming . . . You should send Mr. Mineo packing back to the state of Pennsylvania where he has many [outstanding] warrants."

But prosecutors said other police witnesses and medical records will show Mineo is telling the truth.

Assistant District Attorney Charles Guria said said the assault "completely goes beyond the bounds of trying to apprehend a marijuana smoker."

He said Mineo's outcry during the incident proves the sodomy really happened.

"What are you doing, you faggots," Guria quoted Mineo as saying. "Officer Cruz then got in his face and said, 'You like it.'"

Read more: Cop Richard Kern's defense in sodomy trial: Michael Mineo did it to himself

Here are two comments from the link. I find the second one particularly enlightening.

"He did it to himself," while handcuffed? HOW then did this man's DNA & fecal matter get onto the officer's radio antennae? AND how did the handcuffed man get his hands on the officer's radio antennae? And what about the medical evidence & the MD's testimony? What about the testimony of the other officers? How long are Mineo's fingers that he can inflict such injuries while handcuffed? Are these cops on crack or maybe some hallucinogen? That attorney should be cited for blatant ridiculousness & stupidity as contempt for the judge's intelligence (we'll have to wait on his ruling to determine the judge's level of intelligence... remember MonsterRat's outcome?) I guess it's new era of blame-the-victim (reminiscent of the drunk-driving cop that killed a woman & is using the fact that she had a high level of alcohol but HE REFUSED to take a Breathalyzer or have his blood drawn for over 7 hours). Says little for the NYPD, doesn't it?

Read more: Cop Richard Kern's defense in sodomy trial: Michael Mineo did it to himself

This is gonna sound sick, thank god for the anonymous nature of the internet. You know.. After reading this, I had to try it because it didnt seem physically possible.. So I cuffed my hands behind my back and tried to stick a finger in my butt. Not something i'd normally ever do, butt, I couldnt do it. Not only would it be near impossible for the guy to get his hands down the back of his pants, especially infront of 3 cops who might not know if there's a gun back there, but actually being able to stretch far enough to reach while sitting down or leaning up against a squad car isnt going to happen either. These cops are lying, because what they are claiming the man did, is not physically possible.. Unless the guy is some kinda ninja yoga master or something. Something tells me these cops are gonna be on their way to jail.

Read more: Cop Richard Kern's defense in sodomy trial: Michael Mineo did it to himself

I'd like everyone at home to try this and report back. I'm short on handcuffs or I'd do it myself.

[greysfang]

Yeah, suuure you don't have handcuffs.

[TheONe]

Arent you handcuffed with your wrist facing away from your back?? How could he get his hand around to jam it up his arse?

[buttmunch]

Yeah, suuure you don't have handcuffs.

I lent them to McJag.

[McJag]

I lent them to McJag.

Liar!!
I asked. She said they were in the repair shop.

[kingcap72]

I guess the cops want people to believe that it is actually possible to 'go fuck yourself.'

[twitchy2.0]

It's the same as the "he resisted arrest" line to explain bruising.

[Karistiona]

McJag neglects to add that she had to have them repared *after* McJag borrowed them. She's a rough'un.

[kingcap72]

It's the same as the "he resisted arrest" line to explain bruising.

Or shooting a suspect in the back and claiming that 'my life was in danger.'

[greysfang]

Or shooting a suspect in the back and claiming that 'my life was in danger.'

They stole that one from the scientologists. Unoriginal hicks.

[msdeb]

dont mind me, i'm just getting a visual.

[chrissyisme]

liar liar pants on fire

[Honey]

All 3 cops cleared in subway sodomy

A Brooklyn cop charged with sodomizing a fleeing suspect with his police baton was cleared of all charges yesterday, while two other officers were acquitted of helping to cover up the alleged attack.
A jury of six men and six women deliberated about 2½ days before reaching the not-guilty verdicts for the accused attacker, Richard Kern, 26, and his co-defendants, Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales, both 28.
Jury forewoman Jamie Dove told The Post the panel was troubled by the inconsistencies in the story told by Kern's accuser, 25-year-old Michael Mineo.
Gregory P. Mango
ORDEAL OVER: Officers Richard Kern (above left) and Alex Cruz (above right) are awash in relief yesterday after their acquittal, as their accuser, Michael Mineo (below with the Rev. Al Sharpton) blasts the verdict.

"It was just reasonable doubt," said Dove, a photographer. "Things weren't consistent. Stories were changing from the grand jury testimony to what he said he saw . . . [prosecution witness Officer Kevin Maloney] used different words. He went from 'rammed' to 'side to side.' So he wasn't sure about what was done to him."
She said jurors wondered why so much key evidence -- Mineo's shorts and pants and surveillance video of him shortly after the attack -- was introduced by the defense, rather than the prosecution.
"The fact that the defense did it was a red flag," she said.
Hours earlier, as Dove pronounced Kern not guilty on the charges of aggravated sexual abuse and assault, the married father of three crossed himself and looked up at the ceiling.
"No doubt I knew coming into this I was innocent. I was going to stand up for myself and prove my innocence," said Kern, a six-year NYPD veteran. "I'm glad the system works. I had faith in this Brooklyn jury."
Prosecutors said Kern violated Mineo, using a retractable baton known as an ASP, following a chase into the Prospect Park subway station on Oct. 15, 2008.
Maloney, a transit cop, testified he saw Kern place the ASP between Mineo's buttocks, but another officer, Noel Jugraj, said he saw nothing, and a token booth clerk concurred.
But it was Mineo's obvious exaggerations -- like his claim that blood was dripping down his thighs -- that had defense lawyers sensing victory.
"The man is simply just not credible," said Kern's lawyer, John Patten. "There's a whole host of things this young man was lying about. When big bucks are on the line, people have a motive [to lie]."
Mineo's $440 million civil lawsuit against the city is pending in federal court.
Cruz, who broke into tears when the verdict was announced, did not comment.
Morales said, "It was very hard sitting there and listening to all the lies."
Despite the acquittal, the NYPD still must conduct an internal investigation and determine whether to seek to fire or discipline the officers.
Mineo, who muttered, "Faggot," as the just-acquitted officers walked by him, told reporters he now believed cops could get away with anything in New York City and cited the Sean Bell case.
"You want to commit a murder and get away with it, join the NYPD," he said at a news conference held at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters.
Sharpton criticized the Brooklyn DA's Office for its handling of the case.
"It would seem that the prosecution allowed the victim to go on trial," he said.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/all_cops_cleared_in_subway_sodomy_89c5PccQPZSQbu74 dW6udJ#ixzz0gOUlGcbN

[buttmunch]

Great. Witnesses, DNA, the absurd excuse that he somehow stuck that baton up his own arse while handcuffed and these chuckleheads walk free. No wonder people don't respect cops. They pull the most outrageous shit and never man up to it.

[Sojiita]

I guess the cops want people to believe that it is actually possible to 'go fuck yourself.'

Now don't make twitch start posting links!!! And yeah, there are guys who can do that. Weird Gay porn and all.