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Judge rules entrapment in Holiday Park arrestRuling sets foundation for class action lawsuit"A Broward County Judge ruled that Fort Lauderdale Police unfairly entrapped a gay man in Holiday Park by luring him into a sexual situation, inducing him to expose himself to an undercover officer before arresting him on false prostitution charges about a block outside of the park.Judge Gary Cowart dismissed the charges against Michael Marsh, a Fort Lauderdale man who was encountered undercover Fort Lauderdale officer Nick Coffin Aug. 20 near the baseball fields of Holiday Park.The park has been under surveillance by police sting operations that target public sex and drug use there. Mayor Jim Naugle has used the arrests there as a platform for his comments against gay cruising in parks and public bathrooms...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on July 11, 2008 (boomark / email).