Complaint #202203788,
June 10, 2022

Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Bentin, Olga
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Officer: Serani, Anisa
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Bentin, Olga
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Bentin, Olga
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Toro, Sarah
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Officer: Toro, Sarah
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sexual Miscon (Forcible Touching)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer: Toro, Sarah
Complainant: White Male, 25-29
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal)
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Discourtesy: Word Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Obstructed Shield Number Unfounded
Bentin, Olga White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Serani, Anisa White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Bentin, Olga White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Bentin, Olga White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Frisk Within NYPD Guidelines
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Exonerated
Unknown Officer White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unfounded
Toro, Sarah White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Unfounded
Toro, Sarah White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sexual Miscon (Forcible Touching) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023
Toro, Sarah White Male, 25-29 Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal) Unfounded
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other on August 5, 2023

Conclusion Meanings:

'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Bentin, Olga
No Disciplinary Action-DUP
No penalty

Summary

On June 10, 2022, at approximately 11:05 p.m., at the intersection of 86th Street and Gelston Street in Brooklyn, Police Officer Olga Bentin and Police Officer Anisa Serani of the 68th Precinct forcibly removed [redacted] to [redacted] in Brooklyn with [redacted] (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Police Officer Sarah Toro and Police Officer Inna Zourkovsky of the 68th Precinct also responded to the incident. According to [redacted] an additional male officer also arrived on scene. An officer and PO Toro allegedly refused to provide [redacted] with their business cards (Allegations C and D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). An officer allegedly covered his shield with his arm throughout the interaction (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
PO Toro allegedly patted down the lower part of [redacted] body, during which time she allegedly grabbed his testicles and buttocks (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). As she grabbed his testicles, PO Toro allegedly asked [redacted] "Oh, do you like that?" (Allegation G: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
BWC reveals that PO Bentin frisked [redacted] and searched his pockets and backpack (Allegation H: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted]).
[redacted] told an officer that he did not need to go to the hospital, and the officer allegedly responded that he did not "fucking care" (Allegation J: Discourtesy, [redacted]).
Subsequently, at [redacted] after 12:11 a.m. on June 11, 2022, a male officer allegedly told [redacted] "You're just a fucking waste of space. You shouldn't have been born" (Allegation K: Discourtesy, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: June 10, 2022
Closed: July 18, 2023

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 68th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Inna Zourkovsky
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected