| Officer: | Acerra, Gregory |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Officer: | Acerra, Gregory |
| Complainant: | White, 21-24 |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Gender Identity |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Charges) |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acerra, Gregory | White, 21-24 | Force: Physical force | Exonerated |
| Acerra, Gregory | White, 21-24 | Offensive Language: Gender Identity | Substantiated (Charges) |
Further details on conclusions.
On November 22, 2019, at approximately 6:35 p.m., [redacted] was at a protest against police brutality in Harlem when he witnessed Sergeant Joseph Curto of SRG 5 and other SRG officers arresting an unidentified man (hereinafter referred to as Male-1) in front of 2 West 129th Street. Police Officer Gregory Acerra, also from SRG 5, grabbed [redacted] and forcibly took him to the ground (Allegation A: Force, [redacted]). PO Acerra arrested [redacted] and processed his arrest at the Mass Arrest Processing Center (MAPC) located within 1 Police Plaza in Manhattan. At the MAPC, PO Acerra repeatedly misgendered [redacted] who is a transgender man - by referring to him with female pronouns (she, her) even though [redacted] had already explained that he uses male pronouns (he, him) (Allegation B: Offensive Language, [redacted]). PO Acerra also allegedly repeatedly referred to [redacted] as "it" (subsumed within Allegation B). [redacted] PO Acerra issued [redacted] two summonses for [redacted] (Board Review 01-02). Read report for details.