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A Brooklyn man who claims he was sodomized by an NYPD officer filed a $220 million lawsuit against the city Thursday. Michael Mineo says Police Officer Richard Kern beat and sexually assaulted him with

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Alleged police sodomy victim sues city

A Brooklyn man who claims he was sodomized by an NYPD officer filed a $220 million lawsuit against the city Thursday. Michael Mineo says Police Officer Richard Kern beat and sexually assaulted him with

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