A 7-year-old Bronx boy’s family says he was handcuffed after being falsely accused of stealing $5 from another student after school.
His mother, Frances Mendez, told the press Wilson Reyes was “interrogated” by police for 10 hours on December 4, 2012.
Family attorney Jack Yankowitz filed a $250 million claim against the city and the NYPD.
He said Wilson was handcuffed and held in a room at P.S. X114 in Bronx for four hours, then transported to a police precinct. He allegedly was held there for six hours and charged with robbery.
The city dropped the charge on December 26, 2012.
School officials say the incident occurred off school grounds. It referred inquiries to the NYPD.
Police has not released immediate comment.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
