Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Police Officers Indicted for Sexual Abuse
By
Jen Chung
Published Dec 8, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Dec 8, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
The two police officers accused of sexually assaulting a Brooklyn woman they initially stopped for a traffic violation two and a half weeks ago were indicted for sexual abuse yesterday by the Brooklyn DA. It turns out that four more women stepped forward to say that police officers Fernand Clerge and Charles McGeean had abused them as well (the DA's office has only charged the two for one assault). Earlier reports that the victim knew the police officers before are cleared up in the report: Apparently she had been pulled over before by the pair and they asked for her phone number. She did so willing, "believing it would free her from citation," and received two calls from them, according to the Times. During the November 20 assault, the police officers had followed the victim home after a traffic stop and molested her in her apartment; the DA says Clerge's DNA was found in the apartment.
McGeean's lawyer is skeptical of the new claims, saying, "These officers' pricture have been in the news, so it is not surprising that other who have come in contact with them would make these allegations. Where were these supposed victims before?" Perhaps they were scared of police retribution, as one source tells the Daily News. And Ron Kuby says, "There is strength in numbers and they are confident their complaints won't be ignored and that they won't face retaliation from officers involved or their colleagues."
Tagged
abuse
brooklyn
brooklyn da
daily news
jen chung
news
News: NYC
police
ron kuby
The Police
traffic
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
6-year-old girl breaks leg after getting hit by falling bricks in Queens
The girl was walking with her mother in Maspeth on Thursday. The Department of Buildings cited the owner of a garage for “failure to maintain” it.
By
Charles Lane
Published Oct 23, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Mamdani extends ban on permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime
Critics say the moratorium harms businesses in neighborhoods without a tradition of street fairs.
By
Carol Chen
News
Mamdani extends ban on permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime
Critics say the moratorium harms businesses in neighborhoods without a tradition of street fairs.
By
Carol Chen
Inside the Midtown Bus Terminal rebuild: Decks over Lincoln Tunnel approach, a new park
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Black couple seeking Queens apartment sues over racist text from broker
By
Brittany Kriegstein
NJ early voting begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know.
By
Mike Hayes
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .