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New York police bill innocent man $4,600 for rectal probe
Source: BBC
New York police bill innocent man $4,600 for rectal probe
20 December 2018
A US man wrongly suspected of hiding drugs in his colon was reportedly given a rectal probe - and billed for the unwanted examination.
Torrence Jackson said he refused consent for the invasive procedure, and suffered internal injuries as a result.
According to the Post-Standard, doctors in Syracuse, upstate New York, refused to carry out the examination until police obtained a warrant.
The hospital sent Mr Jackson, 42, a bill for $4,595.12 (£3,600).
He was stopped in his car by police after failing to signal, police say.
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20 December 2018
A US man wrongly suspected of hiding drugs in his colon was reportedly given a rectal probe - and billed for the unwanted examination.
Torrence Jackson said he refused consent for the invasive procedure, and suffered internal injuries as a result.
According to the Post-Standard, doctors in Syracuse, upstate New York, refused to carry out the examination until police obtained a warrant.
The hospital sent Mr Jackson, 42, a bill for $4,595.12 (£3,600).
He was stopped in his car by police after failing to signal, police say.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46637634
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Source: The Post-Standard
Syracuse cops push St. Joe’s to probe man’s rectum for drugs; ‘What country are we living in?’
Updated Dec 19, 2:50 PM; Posted Dec 19, 8:30 AM
By Douglass Dowty
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police, a city court judge and St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center worked together last year to conduct a highly unusual drug search.
They collaborated to sedate a suspect and thread an 8-inch flexible tube into his rectum in a search for illegal drugs. The suspect, who police said had taunted them that he’d hidden drugs there, refused consent for the procedure.
At least two doctors resisted the police request. An X-ray already had indicated no drugs. They saw no medical need to perform an invasive procedure on someone against his will.
The notes from police and doctors suggest some tension, a standoff. At one point, eight police officers were at the hospital. A doctor remembers telling officers: “We would not be doing that.”
The hospital’s top lawyer got pulled in. He talked with the judge who signed the search warrant, which was written by police and signed at the judge’s home.
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Updated Dec 19, 2:50 PM; Posted Dec 19, 8:30 AM
By Douglass Dowty
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police, a city court judge and St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center worked together last year to conduct a highly unusual drug search.
They collaborated to sedate a suspect and thread an 8-inch flexible tube into his rectum in a search for illegal drugs. The suspect, who police said had taunted them that he’d hidden drugs there, refused consent for the procedure.
At least two doctors resisted the police request. An X-ray already had indicated no drugs. They saw no medical need to perform an invasive procedure on someone against his will.
The notes from police and doctors suggest some tension, a standoff. At one point, eight police officers were at the hospital. A doctor remembers telling officers: “We would not be doing that.”
The hospital’s top lawyer got pulled in. He talked with the judge who signed the search warrant, which was written by police and signed at the judge’s home.
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Read more: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2018/12/syracuse-cops-push-st-joes-to-probe-mans-rectum-for-drugs-what-country-are-we-living-in.html
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