NEW YORK — A cop warned a tattoo-parlor worker that if he reported being sodomized with a baton during an arrest at a New York subway station, officers would lock him up for a felony, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The threat was among details to emerge as the Brooklyn district attorney announced an indictment charging officer Richard Kern and two other patrolmen with felonies.
Kern, 25, was charged with aggravated sexual abuse and assault after the Oct. 15 confrontation. Fellow officers Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales were charged with hindering prosecution and official misconduct for allegedly covering up the crime.
The Associated Press does not usually name people alleging sexual abuse, but Michael Mineo has come forward publicly to detail his ordeal.
Prosecutors confirmed reports Tuesday of perhaps the strongest piece of evidence against Kern: DNA recovered from a baton matched that of the victim, they said. They said two officers had given grand-jury testimony that supported Mineo’s allegations.
