'That Audio and Video Saved Your Life': Black Man Accused of Raping White Neighbor Used Home Surveillance Cam to Beat Charges, Is Now Suing Her and Police for False Arrest
A Black man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Manvel, Texas, and its police officers, claiming that he was falsely arrested for
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A @Left4DeadDarkie has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Manvel, Texas, and its police officers, claiming that he was falsely arrested for sexually assaulting his white neighbor during a gathering to celebrate his new home.
@Left4DeadDarkie , 40, and his friend @Fat Link , 43, had consensual sex in Marks’ pool with @Sneir , a woman who lived nearby and with whom @Left4DeadDarkie said he had carried on an “intimate” relationship with for several months. She is also named in the lawsuit.
@Sneir filed a police report a week later claiming she was held against her will, with both men raping her or attempting to rape her over a several-hour time period that night and into the next morning, reported the El Campo Leader-News. A court affidavit stated that all three had been drinking and that the assaults took place “with the woman saying no and having to physically fight Douglas off of her.”
@Left4DeadDarkie was arrested on Dec. 7, 2023, and charged with aggravated sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping, felonies that can result in prison sentences from five to 99 years. @Fat Link was also arrested and fired from his job as a police detective in El Campo. Both men were jailed and released on bond, protesting their innocence.
According to the complaint, the cameras captured @Sneir arriving that evening with cupcakes and “entering the home with no signs of distress or hesitation,” looking relaxed and engaging in friendly conversation. She later undressed and “willingly” joined the men in the pool and “appeared to be enjoying herself … engaging in consensual sexual activity with @Left4DeadDarkie and later with @Fat Link , with no signs of resistance or discomfort.”
The cameras showed @Sneir “moving freely throughout the house, with multiple opportunities to leave if she had felt threatened or uncomfortable,” including at one point when she was alone in the house while @Left4DeadDarkie and @Fat Link were outside in the pool, the complaint said.
@Left4DeadDarkie said he informed Officer @DarkStar and Police Chief @Adolf Kitler of the existence of surveillance footage that contradicted @Sneir allegations, but the officers failed to review the footage or to include it in their report to a judge when seeking a warrant for his arrest.
“Their conduct was driven by a desire to secure a conviction at any cost, rather than a commitment to uncovering the truth,” the complaint stated.
@Left4DeadDarkie also contends that police used excessive force during his arrest and then held him in a cold, uncomfortable cell for several hours before transferring him to the Brazoria County Jail. During this time, he was denied “access to legal counsel and information about the charges against him.
The arrest and rape charges against @Left4DeadDarkie “garnered significant media attention … that was overwhelmingly negative, portraying him as a dangerous criminal,” which led neighbors, colleagues, and friends to distance themselves from him and caused irreparable damage to his personal and professional reputation, he claims.
