{"active":true,"first_name":"William","last_name":"Dottavio","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"ESS 07","assignment_date":"2025-07-08","id":"ESS7"},"shield_no":4140,"taxid":"953825","complaint_ids":[202404663,201908009],"command_history":[{"command":"ESS 05","id":"ESS5"},{"command":"ESU","id":"83"},{"command":"MTS PCT","id":"MTSpct"},{"command":"005 PCT","id":"5pct"}],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[994],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Gutgarts, Arielle & Tseyko, Alexandr vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2026-01-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"165963/2025","court":"Supreme Court - New York"},{"name":"Bensmaine, Christophe vs Police, Dept Of, Nyc","start_date":"2021-06-02","disposition_date":"2023-08-15","payout_amount":167500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV04816","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On May 30, 2020, plaintiff  Christophe Bensmaine was running errands when he noticed a police brutality protest in the wake of the George Floyd murder and decided to join.  The demonstration was orderly and calm, however more police started to arrive to the protest and by 5:25 PM there were fifty police officers including all named defendants, Inspector Dowling, Deputy Inspector Hillery, PO Cascio, PO Cirikiovich, PO Dottavio, PO Johnson, PO Monestine, PO Mosquera, PO Olivares, and PO Singh. At about 5:27 PM, the PO's made an inaudible annoucement over a loudspeaker as Bensmaine noticed other protestors continue to make their way toward 47th street where the officers were located. At 5:27 PM, Bensmaine was in at the crosswalk at 47th street and 7th avenue where he waited for people in front to move out of his way, so he decided to take some photographs of the protest. Bensmaine alleges he was suddenly tackled by at least five of the defendant officers, who then piled on top of him and showed his face into the concrete. Eventually some officers got off of him and Bensmaine attempted to gather himself off the ground and retrieve his credit cards that were spread out on the street when the officer directly on top of him used his baton to push Bensmaine further into the concrete. Several officers crowded around Bensmaine while this was happening without intervening, which also made it difficult for other protestors to see what the POs were doing to Bensmaine. Bensmaine alleges he was violently and tightly zipped tied, then had the zip ties removed only for handcuffs to be tightly placed on his wrists instead. Bensmaine was eventually taken to holding cell where he remained until 11:00 PM when he was released with a disordely conduct and obstructing traffic ticket and was ordered to appear at an arraignment hearing for the ticket on September 29, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.561168/gov.uscourts.nysd.561168.27.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59949794/bensmaine-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Basile, Christopher vs New York City, Ny, et al.","start_date":"2018-03-08","disposition_date":"2019-09-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"17CV09060","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Dottavio, William","summary":"On December 1, 2016, plaintiff attempted to attend at concert at Madison Square Gardens. After presenting his ticket once, he was told to leave the premises by MSG security officers as he was walking towards the next security checkpoint. Although plaintiff complied, the security officers grabbed him by the shoulder and subsequently assaulted and battered plaintiff. After roughly carrying plaintiff out of the building, they called NYPD officers whom they knew on a first name basis to falsely arrest plaintiff for trespassing. The police officers refused to watch exculpatory surveillance footage and colluded with security personnel in making the false arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.484221/gov.uscourts.nysd.484221.82.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6424013/basile-v-new-york-city-ny/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-06-05","case_no":"2024-29935","penalty":"C - Command Discipline, vacation days (10 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make proper notifications."},{"desc":"Recorded body-worn camera recordings for purposes unrelated to official Department business."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/J5Z9-william-dottavio.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"96477","regular":"96100","overtime":"24685","other":"20109","total":"140893"},"id":"J5Z9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/J5Z9"}