Two Nassau County police detectives are under investigation after a federal judge found they unconstitutionally strip-searched a Cambria Heights man in public and then lied about it on the witness stand.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Two Nassau County police detectives are under investigation after a federal judge found they unconstitutionally strip-searched a Cambria Heights man in public and then lied about it on the witness stand, a district attorney spokesperson and a lawyer close to the case confirmed.
The alleged misconduct is connected to an arrest in 2018. Galgano and Concannon made a traffic stop, later testifying that they suspected the driver of hiding drugs. James Jenkins, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was told to undress and lay naked on the street while officers searched his private parts, according to court testimony. No drugs were ever found according to records submitted in court during a civil lawsuit claiming false arrest and excessive force.
“They were examining both the incident of the strip search and the trial during which the officers who were involved in the strip search testified falsely,” said Ali Frick, a lawyer with Kaufman, Lieb, Lebowitz & Frick.
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