Philly PD are now launching an internal investigation after 16-year-old Darrin Manning claimed that he was stopped and harassed by a female officer “for no reason” while with a group of friends. The group was heading to an after-school basketball game. According to sources, “Manning says he was handcuffed and patted down by a female police officer, who grabbed and pulled his genitals. He underwent emergency surgery the following day.”
The police report states that as a cop began to approach the group of boys, Manning and his friends ran away. Then Manning stopped because he hadn’t done anything wrong.
Manning told reporters, “She patted me down again, and then I felt her reach, and she grabbed my butt. And then she grabbed and squeezed again and pulled down. And that’s when I heard something pop, like I felt it pop.”
After 8 hours in jail, he went right into surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where doctors said he may never be able to father children.
Manning’s mother told Philly.com, “I blame myself. I taught my son to respect cops, not to fear them. Maybe if he was afraid, he would have run like the other boys and he would have been OK.” She also stated that the doctors told her that she needs to press charges.
