City to Pay Family $35K After Police Caught Groping 16-Year-Old During Traffic Stop
On 5/26/21 at 5:06 PM EDT
The city of Baton Rouge, La. will pay a $35,000 settlement to the family of a 16-year-old after the minor was groped by a police officer while being strip-searched during a traffic stop.
According to reports, on Jan. 1, 2020, Baton Rouge Police Department Sergeant Ken Camallo stopped the 16-year-old male, his brother Clarence Green, 23, and a woman named Kayleen Butler, who was driving. Incident reports obtained by Reason Magazine said that Camallo stopped the car for suspicious driving.
Citing the smell of marijuana, Camallo handcuffed both Green and his 16-year-old brother before removing their clothes and underwear as they leaned against a police car. Attorneys for the Green family say the men were groped in a frisk manner on the public street.