Rivera, Selena, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV06674,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 14, 2018, ended May 13, 2019
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 17, 2016, defendant police officers Ates and Jeanpierre entered the plaintiffs home without lawful basis by claiming to have received information about a man with a gun. They knew the information to be incorrect. One of the officers frisked the 14 year-old plaintiff. When her sister asked for the reasons, she was slammed to the ground by defendant Ates who also pressed his knee hard into her kidney. The other officers assisted in the arrest despite there being no probable cause. Charges against her were based on false allegations and ultimately dismissed.