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CT - Lawsuit: former officer involved in sex crime

View the article here 10/26/2009 WATERBURY (AP) ? A lawyer for a 17-year-old boy has filed a lawsuit against the city of Waterbury, claiming a now-retired city police officer handcuffed the teen during an attempted sexual assault in 2006. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month and seeks unspecified damages. It accuses the city of negligent hiring and supervision of former Officer Stephen Flanigan. Flanigan could not be reached Monday. His home phone number is not listed. The boy told police that Flanigan handcuffed him during an attempted assault by Charles Fullenwiley at Fullenwiley's now-defunct electronics store in Waterbury. Fullenwiley was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison for assaulting boys he tied up in his shop. Flanigan has not been arrested, and an internal affairs investigation found the allegations unsubstantiated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on October 26, 2009 (boomark / email).