Police to end undercover bathroom stings after Port Authority settlement
Port Authority police have agreed to stop sending officers into NY bus terminal toilets to falsely accuse queer men of ‘public lewdness’.
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Port Authority police have agreed to stop sending officers into NY bus terminal toilets to falsely accuse queer men of ‘public lewdness’.
Winston & Strawn LLP attorneys and The Legal Aid Society secured a settlement ending the Port Authority Police Department’s bathroom patrols practice that appeared to target members of the LGBTQ community. The settlement will have a far-reaching impact, attorneys say.
NEW YORK (AP) — The police agency that patrols New York City’s main bus terminal has...
NEW YORK (AP) — The police agency that patrols New York City’s main bus terminal has agreed to stop sending plainclothes officers into its public bathrooms to try and catch people propositioning strangers for sex, a type of sting long criticized by activists as a discriminatory relic of an era of crackdowns predominantly aimed at gay men.
The police agency that patrols New York City’s main bus terminal has agreed to stop sending plainclothes officers into its public bathrooms to try