New Mexico Cops Sexually Assault Man for Traffic Stop
Okay, that is perhaps a spectacular summary, but it is also essentially true.
The article also cites a local television station, and provides the following list of acts committed against David Eckert:
Right now, this is a question of a civil suit. The police chief in Deming has asserted that his officers "follow the law in every aspect", but Eckert's attorney replied that the search warrant was both expired and invalid in the county where the assault occurred.
Deming police officers Bobby Orosco, Robet Chavez, "Officer" Hernandez, along with Hidalgo County deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez, and Patrick Green are all named in the tort complaint. The city is also named, as is Deputy DA Daniel Dougherty and the hospital where the assault occurred.
But a civil suit isn't sufficient if this claim is real; each one of those officers ought to serve prison time for criminal sexual penetration (NM Stat. Ann. § 30-9-10).
And, yes, they ought to face federal charges, too, if the claim is true.
But David Eckert is a man, and these are police officers. The idea that cops will be charged for the gang rape of a man in New Mexico is absurd.
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Notes:
Huffington Post. "David Eckert Appears To Clench His Buttocks; Cops Order Enemas, Colonoscopy, X-Ray For Non-Existent Drugs". November 5, 2013. HuffingtonPost.com. November 6, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...colonoscopy-drugs-traffic-stop_n_4218320.html
"2006 New Mexico Statutes - Article 9 — Sexual Offenses, 30-9-1 through 30-9-19". (n.d.) Justia.com. November 6, 2013. http://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2006/nmrc/jd_ch30art9-c45d.html
Okay, that is perhaps a spectacular summary, but it is also essentially true.
David Eckert's attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf over the Jan. 3 incident, in which police and doctors co-opted an "unethical," 14-hour series of cavity searches, KOB-4 reports.
Court documents state that Eckert was driving out of Wal-Mart in Deming when he failed to fully stop at a parking lot stop sign. He was immediately pulled over.
When he stepped out of his vehicle, an officer reported that he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. That fact was cited as probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. Officers obtained a search warrant and Eckert's humiliating examination began at a nearby medical center.
(Huffington Post)
Court documents state that Eckert was driving out of Wal-Mart in Deming when he failed to fully stop at a parking lot stop sign. He was immediately pulled over.
When he stepped out of his vehicle, an officer reported that he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. That fact was cited as probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. Officers obtained a search warrant and Eckert's humiliating examination began at a nearby medical center.
(Huffington Post)
The article also cites a local television station, and provides the following list of acts committed against David Eckert:
1. Eckert’s abdominal area was X-rayed; no narcotics were found.
2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckert’s anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckert’s anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
4. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
5. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
6. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
7. Doctors then X-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found.
8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert’s anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.
2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckert’s anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckert’s anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
4. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
5. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
6. Doctors penetrated Eckert’s anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
7. Doctors then X-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found.
8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert’s anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.
Right now, this is a question of a civil suit. The police chief in Deming has asserted that his officers "follow the law in every aspect", but Eckert's attorney replied that the search warrant was both expired and invalid in the county where the assault occurred.
Deming police officers Bobby Orosco, Robet Chavez, "Officer" Hernandez, along with Hidalgo County deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez, and Patrick Green are all named in the tort complaint. The city is also named, as is Deputy DA Daniel Dougherty and the hospital where the assault occurred.
But a civil suit isn't sufficient if this claim is real; each one of those officers ought to serve prison time for criminal sexual penetration (NM Stat. Ann. § 30-9-10).
And, yes, they ought to face federal charges, too, if the claim is true.
But David Eckert is a man, and these are police officers. The idea that cops will be charged for the gang rape of a man in New Mexico is absurd.
____________________
Notes:
Huffington Post. "David Eckert Appears To Clench His Buttocks; Cops Order Enemas, Colonoscopy, X-Ray For Non-Existent Drugs". November 5, 2013. HuffingtonPost.com. November 6, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...colonoscopy-drugs-traffic-stop_n_4218320.html
"2006 New Mexico Statutes - Article 9 — Sexual Offenses, 30-9-1 through 30-9-19". (n.d.) Justia.com. November 6, 2013. http://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2006/nmrc/jd_ch30art9-c45d.html