Complaint #201910484,
November 22, 2019

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)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Acerra, Gregory
Closed: Not guilty after trial-PC Approved, December 23, 2022
APU Not guilty

Summary

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.


Details

Incident: November 22, 2019
Received: December 5, 2019
Closed: February 4, 2022
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 32nd Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: Summons - other violation/crime

Witness Officers: Jefferson Allie, Michael Butler, Raymond Chung, Joseph Curto, Eric Dawson, Andrew Hillery, Vitaliy Ionashko, Jorel Irizarry, Michael Kovalik, Jennifer Mariani, Paul Marsh, Juan Matos, Christopher Mcintosh, Eduardo Mejia, Brandon Ortiz, Louis Padula, Jonathan Scheine, Gal Tal, Sean White, Colleen Willis
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected