United States Second Circuit
Crawford v. Cuomo, 14-969
In a suit by former inmates alleging that the sexual abuse by a guard subjected them to cruel and unusual punishment in violation f the Eighth Amendment, the district court's dismissal of the suit is reversed where, by alleging that an officer fondled their genitals for personal gratification and without penological justification, plaintiffs stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim.
Appellate Information
- Published 2015/08/11
Judges
- Walker
Court
- United States Second Circuit