On August 9, 1997, Abner Louima was arrested, beaten and sodomized with a toilet plunger.
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The arresting officers beat Louima with their fists, nightsticks, and hand-held police radios on the ride to the station. On arriving at the station house, he was strip-searched and put in a holding cell. The beating continued later, culminating with Louima being raped in a bathroom at the 70th Precinct station house in Brooklyn. Officer Justin Volpe kicked Louima in the testicles, then, while Louima's hands were cuffed behind his back, sodomized him with a plunger, causing severe internal damage to his colon and bladder that required several operations to repair. Volpe [one of the arresting officers] then walked through the precinct holding the bloody, excrement-stained instrument in his hand, indicating that he had "broke a man down."
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Arresting officer Justin Volpe was sentenced to 30 years in prison with no possibility of parole.
Arresting officer Charles Schwarz eventually was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Three others had their convictions overturned for insufficient evidence; one other was acquitted.
Abner Louima won a $8.75M judgment, netting $5.8M after fees.
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08-17-2008, 04:58 AM
Brooklyn, NY, 1997: Sodomized with a Toilet Plunger
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