A 30-something Fresno gay man has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer and four unidentified officers who allegedly handcuffed him, bent "him double" and then penetrated his anus with a foreign object-a thumb or finger.
According to the civil complaint, four Fresno police officers showed up at Cain Gonzalez's home in a Southeast Fresno gated community on November 7, 2005 where they detained and handcuffed him. The officers claimed he had drugs in his possession.
Gonzalez's attorney, Bruce Nickerson, says the accusation was false and no charges were ever filed against Gonzalez in the incident.
The complaint then alleges that one of the officers "perceived that" Gonzalez "was gay and said: ‘I know where you faggots keep your shit'." That officer "then and there" shoved a finger into Gonzalez's anus, searching for drugs. According to Nickerson, "the invasive act ruptured the lining of" Gonzalez's "rectum causing him excruciating pain."
When Gonzalez' mother Soila attempted to come to his aid, Nickerson says the officers ordered her into her house.
Nickerson says Gonzalez then began bleeding "profusely" from his rectum. He said officers later took Gonzalez to a local hospital for treatment.
Nickerson says that the officers made comments to Gonzalez that leads Nickerson to believe Fresno police "have a policy and practice of assaulting gay Hispanic men."
Nickerson is familiar with local police practices even though he's based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently represents several gay men arrested in the infamous 2002 Sheriff's Department undercover sex stings in Roeding Park. He was recently successful in having several cases overturned on appeal. The appellate judges concluded there had been no illegal behavior and that the arrests had been discriminatory.
In the Gonzalez case, Nickerson says Gonzalez missed a court appearance on an unrelated drug charge in Madera because he was being held in the Fresno County Jail. When he failed to appear, a Madera judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest on November 15th.
When Gonzalez was released without any charges from the Fresno County Jail during the third week in November, he was then arrested on the Madera County warrant and transferred to the Madera county jail where he was initially placed in protective custody because of his sexual orientation.
Nickerson alleges in the lawsuit that four days after arriving at the Madera jail, Gonzalez was moved into the "open prison population and was immediately assaulted by gang members, who slashed his ear and broke his eardrum." The lawsuit claims Gonzalez was placed in ‘general population' in order to intimidate him so that he would not file a complaint against Fresno police. The suit names Madera County sheriff John Anderson and the County as defendants.
Gonzalez seeks unspecified damages, a judgment that the practices described in the suit violate the U.S. Constitution and an injunction stopping police from "targeting, harassing and/or arresting" Latinos "who are minding their own business."
According to Nickerson, Fresno police refuse to identify the four officers who allegedly assaulted and arrested Gonzalez. He said that Fresno police will not release any reports.
Francine Kanne, an assistant Fresno city attorney, told the Fresno Bee that normally the city does not comment on lawsuits before they have been served. "However," she added, "given the serious nature of Gonzalez's allegations, the city is compelled to respond." Kanne said Fresno police received a complaint from Cain Gonzalez that was "thoroughly investigated by the city." Following the investigation, she claimed there was no violation of Police Department policy or procedure found.
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12-04-2007 12:18
Chicago Cops Accused Of Brutally Beating Man Because He's Gay by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: June 15, 2007 - 11:00 am ET
(Chicago, Illinois) A gay Chicago man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging two police officers beat and denied him his civil rights solely because of his sexuality.
Alexander Ruppert, 35, says he was beaten nearly unconscious while the cops hurled anti-gay remarks at him and then was placed in a holding cell for two days without food or water.
The lawsuit claims he was removed by the two officers from the Uptown Lounge following an altercation on March 5 and placed in a squad car.
He was not initially charged with any offence and was not handcuffed, court papers say.
The suit says that Ruppert then was driven to deserted area behind a theater where he was beaten while the officers called him a "faggot" and other derogatory remarks.
At a news conference Ruppert's attorney, Jon Erickson, said the cops stopped the beating when Ruppert told them he had AIDS.
Ruppert was then taken to an area hospital where he received 16 stitches for injuries to his face and head.
The lawsuit says that following that he was taken to the Foster Avenue police station, held for 48 hours without food or water. The court papers say that Ruppert was forced to drink from a toilet.
He was charged with resisting arrest and aggravated battery against a police officer, and held for a week in the Cook County Jail, until he could make a $50,000 bond.
Erickson said the felony charges were dropped last month after Ruppert agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. A spokesperson for the Cook County prosecutor told the Chicago Tribune that the felony charges had been dropped because the officers did not want to testify in court.
"It is not only a crime against an individual. It is a crime against a community," Erickson told reporters at Thursday's news conference. "This was a hate crime disguised as police work." The lawsuit names officers Vincent Torres and Kent Pemberton and the City of Chicago.
Spokespersons for the Chicago Police Department and the City said they have not seen the lawsuit and did not want to comment.
11-16-2007 20:30
AGAIN MIKE REYNA REALY AND RELATED AS HE
Further he was an excellent student for the police to corrupt to coerce and coach to commit a crime in the court to save them from the damage that should have happened and to acquit me of the accusations I court.
11-16-2007 20:21
Homophobic Cop.
The Conspirators False Conviction
The Conspirators Homophobic Cop.
This man is Frank Clark the homophobic cop who made a speech at a church gathering spouting vicious innuendo and false statements. He told the congregation that I was a pedophile therefore violating all my civil rights by making a wild, untrue statement. A pedophile is a person medically diagnosed by a physician. Religious rhetoric, fanatical and rabid attitudes by cops who feed into the dogma. Read the document from page one in the library with more info.
This is Joel Popejoy on the left Clark's partner who went on TV in an interview in which he compares me to Jeffrey Daumer. He said to the reporter that "He would eliminate people" reporter asks "what do you mean eliminate" Popejoy replies, "You know kill, murder. This man was attempting to inflame the public by manufacturing vicious lies that would inflame the media and the public. Read the documents in the right column by clicking on the title to find out the horrific damage done by these people. This cop is now deceased alchoholic.
This man is Brian Glazer a reporter for TV 47 in Fresno. He found a gay man who had slept with Brian Cox who at the time admitted to Brad that he lied making up the story that he'd been raped. Shortly after Brian Glazer's house was raided he was charged with drug possession and ran out of town.
This reporter is Mary Ann Rezendez who falsely reported me as being a pedophile. She asked a group of children at a school near my house, "Did you know there is a pedophile living nearby?" It was a disastrous media circus full of false statements utterly without basis or proof. Yet all of this false reporting was based on reports from Frank Clark the cop who manufactured the lies creating an atmosphere of hysteria and untruths. This is a classic case of false reporting with no substance or truth whatsoever!
The woman in the picture to the left claimed to be Brian Cox's mother, in reality is his aunt. Brian Cox's real mother has dark brown hair and considerably thinner, in fact very skinny, this woman is plump and weighty. I told my attorney someone was duping the public however I never discovered the real truth why his aunt stood in for the mother, the real mother was known to be an alcoholic likely drunk and could not appear. Cox Psychopathic Liar
An Appalling case of False Conviction - Click Here for the Site!!! CNN Report on False Convictions Tampering with Evidence Cox Psychopathic Liar Police Lies and Deception Case against the Police A Case of Perjury Homophobia in the Court Homophobic Cop Homophobic Cops Reporter Busted! False Reporting! Not Bryan's Mother! Attorney Innafective Free Bernard Baran "It is better to suffer a great wrong than to have recourse to the much greater wrong of the law." Index page
11-16-2007 20:16
Homophobic Cop.
The Conspirators False Conviction
The Conspirators Homophobic Cop.
This man is Frank Clark the homophobic cop who made a speech at a church gathering spouting vicious innuendo and false statements. He told the congregation that I was a pedophile therefore violating all my civil rights by making a wild, untrue statement. A pedophile is a person medically diagnosed by a physician. Religious rhetoric, fanatical and rabid attitudes by cops who feed into the dogma. Read the document from page one in the library with more info.
This is Joel Popejoy on the left Clark's partner who went on TV in an interview in which he compares me to Jeffrey Daumer. He said to the reporter that "He would eliminate people" reporter asks "what do you mean eliminate" Popejoy replies, "You know kill, murder. This man was attempting to inflame the public by manufacturing vicious lies that would inflame the media and the public. Read the documents in the right column by clicking on the title to find out the horrific damage done by these people. This cop is now deceased alchoholic.
This man is Brian Glazer a reporter for TV 47 in Fresno. He found a gay man who had slept with Brian Cox who at the time admitted to Brad that he lied making up the story that he'd been raped. Shortly after Brian Glazer's house was raided he was charged with drug possession and ran out of town.
This reporter is Mary Ann Rezendez who falsely reported me as being a pedophile. She asked a group of children at a school near my house, "Did you know there is a pedophile living nearby?" It was a disastrous media circus full of false statements utterly without basis or proof. Yet all of this false reporting was based on reports from Frank Clark the cop who manufactured the lies creating an atmosphere of hysteria and untruths. This is a classic case of false reporting with no substance or truth whatsoever!
The woman in the picture to the left claimed to be Brian Cox's mother, in reality is his aunt. Brian Cox's real mother has dark brown hair and considerably thinner, in fact very skinny, this woman is plump and weighty. I told my attorney someone was duping the public however I never discovered the real truth why his aunt stood in for the mother, the real mother was known to be an alcoholic likely drunk and could not appear. Cox Psychopathic Liar
An Appalling case of False Conviction - Click Here for the Site!!! CNN Report on False Convictions Tampering with Evidence Cox Psychopathic Liar Police Lies and Deception Case against the Police A Case of Perjury Homophobia in the Court Homophobic Cop Homophobic Cops Reporter Busted! False Reporting! Not Bryan's Mother! Attorney Innafective Free Bernard Baran "It is better to suffer a great wrong than to have recourse to the much greater wrong of the law." Index page
11-16-2007 20:11
englenderme2000@aol.com
A Travesty of Justice occurred in Fresno, California in 1993 when I was convicted of a crime I did not commit. Since that time it has taken a number of years to recover from the economical disaster. The Justice System only works for those who can afford a high-powered attorney as witness to the O.J. Simpson case and currently the Michael Jackson case. Had I been able to get a decent attorney I would have been acquitted on what was strictly circumstantial evidence. Being gay in Fresno, California in 1992 was no advantage, in fact it was a greater disadvantage because a Fresno cop by the name of Frank Clark came into the picture. It was soon evident that he was outrageously homophobic. This man did more damage to my case than anyone involved by giving false information to the media which create a firestorm of controversy. I was falsely accused of sodomy by a 17 year old gay man who later was found to be a pathological liar, a drug abuser and distributor of drugs for sale. He was not to be believed no matter how grave the statements. I operated a gay-lesbian computer bulletin board in 1992-93, Bryan Cox the false accuser tried to log onto this website by filing a false application. He lied about his age stating he was 21 later find he was 17. I kicked him off the site only to have him return nearly two years later in 1992 with the false allegation. There was no doubt in my mind he was lying because I never
saw the person or had any kind of sex with him. It was his deviant mind, a person of dark
secrets such as witchcraft and Satanism drove his false accusations. Drugs were manifesting the lies as well but frankly I never knew until a hospital report told all. All the documents on this case are available to read in the file are by clicking on the silver arrows.
I would appreciate your reply this is my only way of dealing with the anger and problems that has haunted me now for over 12 years since. Imagine having to go to jail or prison for a crime you did not commit, ruining your life then having to start all over again. It's ugly it's criminal and there's no real relief. Even if I could afford to try for any kind of legal redress it's financially prohibitive. All I can do is run this website and hope that people will understand what it's like to be falsely accused of a sex crime that never happened!
Bay Area Reporter 2 Bryan Cox Perjury Public Defender Please go to page 1 with the button located to the left on the page there you will find much more evidence and documents that clearly spell out the truth about this case and who's to blame. I can only present the public with evidence of a grave injustice having taken place in 1992-93 that has never been accounted for. Those involved in this massive injustice have either moved away or disappeared to avoid litigation. The minimum cost to bring this back into the courts would be no less than $25,000. I have spent the last 10 years rebuilding my life with no help from anybody but myself. The nightmare remains despite my sucess. Englender@surewest.net Your comments reply by e-mail ACLU FRESNO BEE BRAD WEBER THE CONSPIRATORS HOMOPHOBIC COP FRESNO BEE
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HELLO TO ALL THATS CAINS FRIENDS OR NOT ? NOW THINK AMONG YOUR SELFS THAT WE CAN BE FREE IN FRESNO IN BEING HAPPY ON WHO WE ARE IN THE HOMOSEXUAL LIFESTYLE. NOW FOR US TO GAIN OUR RESPECT AND FOR THE PEOPLE WE ARE, WE ARE NOT ALIENS, FOR BEING MEN LOVERS OF MEN AS GOD HIMSELF SAID SO IN ROMANS IT IS CALLED SHAMEFUL, BUT NOT SIN. OTHERWISE IT IS A PROPHECY AS GOD LET IT BE IN HIS MOUTH TO BE WORD AND BECAME LIFE AND EXISTENCE, BUT NEVER TO BE MISTREAT AND NOT LOOKED DOWN UPON. SO ALL IN SUPPORT SHOULD WRITE A COMMENT ON THIS IF YOU ARE A HAPPY GAY MAN OR WOMAN. BUT IT ALSO SAYS IN ICORINTHIANS 6;9 NOT TO USE HOMOSEXUALITY IN PEVERSION. AND IF USED IN PERVERSION THEN YOU WILL GO TO HELL. BUT EVEN AS LUST FOR A WOMAN IN A STRAIGHT WORLD COULD BE ABUSED IN A PERVERSION AS WELL. SO THINK WELL YOUR NOT GOING TO HELL. BUT LOOK OUT AND FOLLOW THE SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN PROVEN MEDICALLY RIGHT AFTER AND CONTINUES TO BE PROVEN DAILY WHEN THEY CONTINUOUSLY SETUP; A FREE MAN WHO DOES NO WRONG, ENTRAPMENT TO COVER THEMSELVES AND THEY CAN NOT EVEN DO THAT RIGHT. IF YOU WERE TO ACTUALLY MEET THE MAN IS NAMED CAIN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THE PRESS AND THE POLICE ONLY TELL THEIR STORY NOT THE ACTUALLY PROFILE OF THIS MAN. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHO HE IS EMAIL ME AT AP6296@YAHOO.COM. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL WHO SUFFER FROM THE INJUSTICES OF IGNORANCE PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THIS AND BEGIN THE ROAD TO SELF RIGHTOUES FREEDOM. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT HIM EMAIL ME AND I WILL RELAY TO HIM. ANDREA BESTEST FRIEND. YOU NEED TO CALL BRUCE NICKERSON OR ERIC SWEITZER ATTORNEIES AT LAW 559-441-0441.
11-14-2007 13:18
Fresno police should be investigted and
look mike i know thats not your real last name and cain never wanted to do a thing with you or give you the time of day.. so why hate on your gay brother thats been medical proven violated. and is still bein harrased by the fresno pd.. you are prolly the reason that he got locked up recently but alas he is out and everthing in that case was dismissed... you are dirty, trying to take drugs to where he was at and tryin to make him do them with you! and for all to know you are related to the pd that is involved and sorry about the loss of your case of assult from the fresno police cuz your family memeber got a better positon. so for all to know comment to i am a real close friend to both but only one now and its not right for one being gay to be accusing someone else about doin drugs and such. and the ploice dept should not be dirty and protect the citizens regaurdless of their nationality or sexual preference.
11-01-2007 19:13
hah
09-20-2007 11:18
Poor Lil Cain!
This poor little crack head has cried wolf so many times. Here are just a few things that some people dont know about Mr. Cain Gonzalez, he is a thief ad a liar. I wold have to say that I do not believe that the Fresno PD had done anything to him, I know first and that e likes to take it in the end and also likes to hide his drugs up there, he might have bleed from doing those things and not the fault of the officers.
Hi, "RICO", I mean Cain, when you do the things you do and choose to do dirt, tat all comes back to you.. I will testify on the PD's behalf because I dont believe you...
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