Former NYPD cop-turned-GOP candidate slams 'ludicrous' claims after $120K wrongful arrest settlements surface
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New York Republican congressional candidate Insp. Alison Esposito [Ret.] came under fire on Thursday after details from previous wrongful-arrest affidavits were reported.
One incident included an allegation that she and another officer were involved in a situation where there was an unlawful detention and "frisk[ing]" of an "infant plaintiff" in 2016. Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
That situation unfolded at an apartment on E. 101 Street in Harlem, and was alleged in an affidavit to be "malicious, unlawful and not based upon a warrant." He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
"Let's be abundantly clear: Alison did NOT handcuff, detain, or stop, question, and frisk an infant. This is a ludicrous and inaccurate assertion," Ben Weiner, Esposito’s campaign manager said in response to the news first reported by City & State New York. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
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