Pud's anal fetish goes too far!
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:55 pm
Cops have a man medically raped in the name of the civil war on drugs
In October of 2012, Timothy Young was pulled over for failing to use his turn signal in Lordsburg, New Mexico. When Hidalgo County deputies saw that Young’s companion had an open container, they asked to search the truck. Young consented.
The search dragged on for more than two hours. Deputies eventually called in a K9 unit and claimed that the dog, Leo, alerted on the driver's seat. While deputies sought a warrant for a more extensive search, deputy Patrick Green continued to interrogate Young, at one point asking him, “Do you have it up your ass?”
After the deputies obtained a search warrant, they handcuffed Young and drove him an hour away to the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico. Young was x-rayed and digitally probed without his consent. No contraband was found. A few weeks later, the hospital sent Young a bill for services rendered.
Young sued all parties involved. So far he has received a judgment of $925,000 from Hidalgo County.
SAME POLICE DEPARTMENT
This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico.
A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, police officers with the City of Deming and medical professionals at the Gila Regional Medical Center made some questionable decisions.
The incident began January 2, 2013 after David Eckert finished shopping at the Wal-Mart in Deming. According to a federal lawsuit, Eckert didn't make a complete stop at a stop sign coming out of the parking lot and was immediately stopped by law enforcement.
Eckert's attorney, Shannon Kennedy, said in an interview with KOB that after law enforcement asked him to step out of the vehicle, he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. Law enforcement thought that was probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. While officers detained Eckert, they secured a search warrant from a judge that allowed for an anal cavity search.
The lawsuit claims that Deming Police tried taking Eckert to an emergency room in Deming, but a doctor there refused to perform the anal cavity search citing it was "unethical."
But physicians at the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City agreed to perform the procedure and a few hours later, Eckert was admitted.
What Happened
While there, Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures. A review of Eckert's medical records, which he released to KOB, and details in the lawsuit show the following happened:
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.
Throughout this ordeal, Eckert protested and never gave doctors at the Gila Regional Medical Center consent to perform any of these medical procedures.
"If the officers in Hidalgo County and the City of Deming are seeking warrants for anal cavity searches based on how they're standing and the warrant allows doctors at the Gila Hospital of Horrors to go in and do enemas and colonoscopies without consent, then anyone can be seized and that's why the public needs to know about this," Kennedy said.
Search Warrant Concerns
There are major concerns about the way the search warrant was carried out. Kennedy argues that the search warrant was overly broad and lacked probable cause. But beyond that, the warrant was only valid in Luna County, where Deming is located. The Gila Regional Medical Center is in Grant County. That means all of the medical procedures were performed illegally and the doctors who performed the procedures did so with no legal basis and no consent from the patient.
In addition, even if the search warrant was executed in the correct New Mexico county, the warrant expired at 10 p.m. Medical records show the prepping for the colonoscopy started at 1 a.m. the following day, three hours after the warrant expired.
"This is like something out of a science fiction film, anal probing by government officials and public employees," Kennedy said.
No Comment
KOB reached out to the attorneys representing the defendants in the lawsuit and all declined to comment on the situation. The attorneys said it's their personal policy not comment on pending litigation.
4 On Your Side Investigative Reporter Chris Ramirez cornered Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante.
"As the police chief what reassurances could you give people when they come through your town that they won't be violated or abused by your police officers?" Ramirez asked Chief Gigante.
"We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied.
"Do you think those officers in this particular case did that?" Ramirez asked.
Gigante didn't answer, instead he referred Ramirez to his attorney.
The Lawsuit
David Eckert is suing The City of Deming and Deming Police Officers Bobby Orosco, Robert Chavez and Officer Hernandez.
Eckert is also suing Hidalgo County Hidalgo County Deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Green.
Eckert is also suing Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty and the Gila Regional Medical Center including Robert Wilcox, M.D and Okay Odocha, M.D.
And here's his settlement
$1.6 milllion.
$650,000 from Hildago County , population ~4,800.
$950,000 from City of Deming, population ~15,000.
AND A TEXAS DEPARTMENT GOT A WOMAN
A Texas hospital and emergency room physicians will pay a New Mexico woman $1.1. million to settle claims they improperly subjected her to invasive body cavity searches in a futile attempt to find drugs.
It's the latest settlement in a spate of lawsuits over body cavity searches. Two others have involved New Mexico law enforcement; Hidalgo County and the city of Deming earlier this year paid $1.6 million to settle a man's claims that he was illegally subjected to anal probes in a failed effort to discover drugs.
The current lawsuit alleges U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials asked University Medical Center of El Paso doctors to search a 54-year-old woman after a drug-sniffing dog singled her out when she crossed an international bridge on her return from Mexico in December 2012.
The searches included six hours of vaginal and rectal exams that turned up no drugs.
“We certainly hope that it stands as a reminder to physicians and hospitals that they need not conduct these searches at the behest of law enforcement,” said Laura Schauer Ives, a cooperating attorney with the ACLU of New Mexico. “There was no warrant and the level of intrusion was beyond the pale, absolutely egregious.”
Without a warrant, defendants visually and manually examined the woman's body cavities, observed a bowel movement, took X-rays and – after finding no drugs – performed additional vaginal and anal exams, according to the lawsuit. The woman, who was released without any charge, was subsequently billed $5,000 by the hospital.
The $1.1 million settlement only partially resolves the lawsuit's claims. Four CBP officers also named in the lawsuit, including two supervising agents, were not part of the settlement. Those claims remain pending in federal court.
A CBP spokesman Monday said the agency does not comment on existing litigation.
It's not clear how frequently border officers ask for such body cavity searches, as CBP does not provide statistics regarding its search requests. However, Schauer Ives said her client's experience suggested “that it did not seem to be an unusual event.”
“The ease with which this happened to my client and the number of invasive searches she was subjected to suggests to me that it happens with frequency,” she said.
As part of the settlement, the El Paso hospital has agreed to review with ACLU lawyers its internal policies regarding law enforcement searches.
In October of 2012, Timothy Young was pulled over for failing to use his turn signal in Lordsburg, New Mexico. When Hidalgo County deputies saw that Young’s companion had an open container, they asked to search the truck. Young consented.
The search dragged on for more than two hours. Deputies eventually called in a K9 unit and claimed that the dog, Leo, alerted on the driver's seat. While deputies sought a warrant for a more extensive search, deputy Patrick Green continued to interrogate Young, at one point asking him, “Do you have it up your ass?”
After the deputies obtained a search warrant, they handcuffed Young and drove him an hour away to the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, New Mexico. Young was x-rayed and digitally probed without his consent. No contraband was found. A few weeks later, the hospital sent Young a bill for services rendered.
Young sued all parties involved. So far he has received a judgment of $925,000 from Hidalgo County.
SAME POLICE DEPARTMENT
This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico.
A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, police officers with the City of Deming and medical professionals at the Gila Regional Medical Center made some questionable decisions.
The incident began January 2, 2013 after David Eckert finished shopping at the Wal-Mart in Deming. According to a federal lawsuit, Eckert didn't make a complete stop at a stop sign coming out of the parking lot and was immediately stopped by law enforcement.
Eckert's attorney, Shannon Kennedy, said in an interview with KOB that after law enforcement asked him to step out of the vehicle, he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. Law enforcement thought that was probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. While officers detained Eckert, they secured a search warrant from a judge that allowed for an anal cavity search.
The lawsuit claims that Deming Police tried taking Eckert to an emergency room in Deming, but a doctor there refused to perform the anal cavity search citing it was "unethical."
But physicians at the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City agreed to perform the procedure and a few hours later, Eckert was admitted.
What Happened
While there, Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures. A review of Eckert's medical records, which he released to KOB, and details in the lawsuit show the following happened:
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.
Throughout this ordeal, Eckert protested and never gave doctors at the Gila Regional Medical Center consent to perform any of these medical procedures.
"If the officers in Hidalgo County and the City of Deming are seeking warrants for anal cavity searches based on how they're standing and the warrant allows doctors at the Gila Hospital of Horrors to go in and do enemas and colonoscopies without consent, then anyone can be seized and that's why the public needs to know about this," Kennedy said.
Search Warrant Concerns
There are major concerns about the way the search warrant was carried out. Kennedy argues that the search warrant was overly broad and lacked probable cause. But beyond that, the warrant was only valid in Luna County, where Deming is located. The Gila Regional Medical Center is in Grant County. That means all of the medical procedures were performed illegally and the doctors who performed the procedures did so with no legal basis and no consent from the patient.
In addition, even if the search warrant was executed in the correct New Mexico county, the warrant expired at 10 p.m. Medical records show the prepping for the colonoscopy started at 1 a.m. the following day, three hours after the warrant expired.
"This is like something out of a science fiction film, anal probing by government officials and public employees," Kennedy said.
No Comment
KOB reached out to the attorneys representing the defendants in the lawsuit and all declined to comment on the situation. The attorneys said it's their personal policy not comment on pending litigation.
4 On Your Side Investigative Reporter Chris Ramirez cornered Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante.
"As the police chief what reassurances could you give people when they come through your town that they won't be violated or abused by your police officers?" Ramirez asked Chief Gigante.
"We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied.
"Do you think those officers in this particular case did that?" Ramirez asked.
Gigante didn't answer, instead he referred Ramirez to his attorney.
The Lawsuit
David Eckert is suing The City of Deming and Deming Police Officers Bobby Orosco, Robert Chavez and Officer Hernandez.
Eckert is also suing Hidalgo County Hidalgo County Deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Green.
Eckert is also suing Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty and the Gila Regional Medical Center including Robert Wilcox, M.D and Okay Odocha, M.D.
And here's his settlement
$1.6 milllion.
$650,000 from Hildago County , population ~4,800.
$950,000 from City of Deming, population ~15,000.
AND A TEXAS DEPARTMENT GOT A WOMAN
A Texas hospital and emergency room physicians will pay a New Mexico woman $1.1. million to settle claims they improperly subjected her to invasive body cavity searches in a futile attempt to find drugs.
It's the latest settlement in a spate of lawsuits over body cavity searches. Two others have involved New Mexico law enforcement; Hidalgo County and the city of Deming earlier this year paid $1.6 million to settle a man's claims that he was illegally subjected to anal probes in a failed effort to discover drugs.
The current lawsuit alleges U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials asked University Medical Center of El Paso doctors to search a 54-year-old woman after a drug-sniffing dog singled her out when she crossed an international bridge on her return from Mexico in December 2012.
The searches included six hours of vaginal and rectal exams that turned up no drugs.
“We certainly hope that it stands as a reminder to physicians and hospitals that they need not conduct these searches at the behest of law enforcement,” said Laura Schauer Ives, a cooperating attorney with the ACLU of New Mexico. “There was no warrant and the level of intrusion was beyond the pale, absolutely egregious.”
Without a warrant, defendants visually and manually examined the woman's body cavities, observed a bowel movement, took X-rays and – after finding no drugs – performed additional vaginal and anal exams, according to the lawsuit. The woman, who was released without any charge, was subsequently billed $5,000 by the hospital.
The $1.1 million settlement only partially resolves the lawsuit's claims. Four CBP officers also named in the lawsuit, including two supervising agents, were not part of the settlement. Those claims remain pending in federal court.
A CBP spokesman Monday said the agency does not comment on existing litigation.
It's not clear how frequently border officers ask for such body cavity searches, as CBP does not provide statistics regarding its search requests. However, Schauer Ives said her client's experience suggested “that it did not seem to be an unusual event.”
“The ease with which this happened to my client and the number of invasive searches she was subjected to suggests to me that it happens with frequency,” she said.
As part of the settlement, the El Paso hospital has agreed to review with ACLU lawyers its internal policies regarding law enforcement searches.
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