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PA - Victim of vigilante mob sues Philly police

Original Article 03/22/2011 PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- A man attacked by a mob who wrongly believed he had raped an 11-year-old girl has sued Philadelphia police, saying they encouraged street justice. [name withheld], 28, who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday, names both the city and the police department as defendants, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. [name withheld] said he was beaten after police released a tip from an anonymous caller about a man nicknamed "Romeo," a name applied to him because of his voice. He ended up in the hospital after being hit with a baseball bat, a plank and fists. "Not only was he beaten up by a bunch of civilians who jumped him out of the clear blue sky, he was also identified as a rapist and not just a rapist, but a child rapist," [name withheld]' lawyer, Jonathan Feinberg, said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 23, 2011 (boomark / email).