Yesterday, Thabo Sefolosha settled his case against the NYPD for $4 million (see ESPN coverage here) for false arrest, excessive force, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment (see our previous post here). The complaint had stemmed from an incident outside a Manhattan nightclub in April 2015, where Sefolosha alleged that NYPD officers beat him
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NBA’s Thabo Sefolosha Files Complaint Against NYPD Officers
By Michael Keough on
Earlier today, NBA player Thabo Sefolosha filed a complaint against five NYPD officers and the City of New York. The claims stem from an incident outside a Manhattan nightclub in April 2015, where Sefolosha alleges that NYPD officers beat him and broke his leg without justification. According to the complaint, the NYPD orchestrated a malicious…