{"active":false,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Rath","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"045 PCT","assignment_date":"2016-11-18","id":"45pct"},"shield_no":21416,"ended_date":"2022-04-05","taxid":"959921","complaint_ids":[202103629,202001635],"appt_date":"2015-10-07","middle_initial":"M","lawsuits":[{"name":"Dusablon, Christian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"035587/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Rath, Christopher","summary":"Plaintiff was involved in a car accident a couple of weeks prior to February 13, 2020, and Defendant Officer Corry had been the responding officer at that scene. Plaintiff and Defendant Officer Corry had stayed in touch since and the Plaintiff was waiting on the accident report to be completed for his insurance claim. Defendant Officer Corry had texted the Plaintiff to let him know that the report was ready for pick up at the 45th Precinct. On February 13th, Plaintiff drove to the 45th Precinct in the morning and asked Defendant Officers Rath and Dalessio about the accident report once inside, the officers teased the Plaintiff and told him the report was not yet ready, Officer Corry was not present. When it was clear that defendant officers were not going to give him the report, Plaintiff asked them if he could get them on video saying it was not ready to submit as proof to his insurance company. When Plaintiff tried to get his phone out, he was tackled, dragged through the gate, and thrown to the floor by several defendant officers. They began to unlawfully arrest the plaintiff, restraining him with metal handcuffs and subjected him to an unlawful pat down search. Despite the Plaintiff informing the officers of a shoulder injury from the previous accident, defendant officers showed no empathy. At no point did Plaintiff resist arrest. Plaintiff was then taken to a holding cell where was he detained. Plaintiff finally spoke with Defendant Officer Corry who assured him that she would secure his release. But when Defendant Officer Corry learned that Plaintiff had come to the station with his girlfriend who was still waiting in the car, Defendant Officer Corry's demeanor changed and she told the Plaintiff \"now you're getting charged with assault.\" Then, Plaintiff was taken to Jacobi Medical Center for medical attention and later transported to Bronx County Central Booking and placed in another holding cell.\n\nThe defendant police officers provided the District Attorney's Office with\nthe false, misleading and/or incomplete information that Plaintiff committed a crime. Specifically, the defendant police officers falsely stated to the District\nAttorney's Office that the plaintiff was guilty of assault, resisting arrest, criminal trespassing, and harassment. Plaintiff was arraigned the following morning and on February 14th, 2020, approximately 35 hours in unlawful custody, was released. On, February 16th, when Plaintiff pulled up in front of his home in the Bronx, he found defendant NYPD officers waiting for him. The officers performed an unlawful search but did not find any illegal contraband, and at no time did defendant officers observe Plaintiff doing anything illegal or have reason to believe he was guilty of any crime. Yet, Plaintiff was arrested, transported back to the 45th Precinct, and placed in a holding cell. After three hours, Plaintiff was released from the 45th Precinct with a Desk Appearance Ticket for Disorderly Conduct.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=bGCUi/GwPpWrflENvskDKQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Dusablon, Christian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-22","disposition_date":"2025-02-21","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"035587/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Rath, Christopher","summary":"On February 13, 2020 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Plaintiff was lawfully present inside the 45th Precinct responding to a text from PO Bernadette Corry that a recent accident report was ready to be picked up. Plaintiff's girlfriend was waiting in the car. PO Corry was not present in the lobby. After Plaintiff enquired regarding the report at the front desk POs Alan Dalessio and Christopher Rath began teasing Plaintiff that the report was not ready yet. Plaintiff asked if he could record POs Dalessio and Rath stating the report was not ready so Plaintiff could forward as proof to his insurance company. When Plaintiff began to pull his phone out he was tackled and dragged through the gate by several POs who thereafter arrested plaintiff, applied metal handcuffs that injured Plaintiff's shoulder, and illegally searched him. After some time in detainment, Plaintiff spoke with CO Corry who initially assured him she would ensure his release. Upon hearing Plaintiff's girlfriend was waiting in the car, however, PO Corry told Plaintiff \"now you're getting charged with assault.\" \n\nPlaintiff was taken to the hospital for treatment to his shoulder. Plaintiff was then returned to the 45th Precinct where he was asked by a Sergeant to explain the nature of his relationship with PO Corry. Plaintiff instead requested a lawyer. Plaintiff was then transported to Central Booking and processed. POs provided the District Attorney's office with false information that Plaintiff had committed crimes. After 35 hours in unlawful custody Plaintiff was released on February 14, 2020. Plaintiff required ongoing therapy and potentially an additional surgery for his injured shoulder. On February 16, 2020, Plaintiff returned to his home to find POs waiting for him. The POs illegally searched Plaintiff's car without results, but nonetheless PO Sukkenifkuff arrested Plaintiff and brought him back to the 45th Precinct, where he was processed and held for approximately three hours before being released with a desk ticket for disorderly conduct.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240905190313/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=bGCUi/GwPpWrflENvskDKQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/5YX9-christopher-rath.jpg","id":"5YX9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/5YX9"}