Lawsuit: Shelton police accused of ignoring alleged assault
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A view of the Shelton Police Department sign in Shelton, Conn., on Tuesday June 21, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
An Ansonia woman claims in a federal civil rights lawsuit that Shelton police officers responded to a complaint she was being beaten but then walked away. After the officers left, the woman claims she was sexually assaulted by a former Bridgeport police officer at his Shelton residence.
City officials and police officers “have an affirmative duty to preserve law and order and protect the personal safety of persons in the community,” states the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport by the woman, referred in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, against her alleged assailant, Steven Figueroa, and former Shelton officers Michael McClain and John Napoleone, Shelton Police Chief Shawn Sequeira, Mayor Mark Lauretti and the city of Shelton.