Wrongful Arrest-Stripped Naked Woman Hope Steffey case

[erween100]

fucking bastards cops they closed the door and they lough WTF>>>>>>>>>>

[andrewronaldsmith]

This is disturbing. I guess men are the only people who should be humiliated like that. I mean really, this happens to men every minute of every day, and when it happens to a women we all worry. Shows how hateful we are to men that we allow it to happen to them. If this has happened to this women, think of how man innocent men have had this happen because the police didn't like the look on their face.

[Zemo999]

@andrewronaldsmith If the Supreme Court rules against Albert Florence in the case coming up you can expect to see a LOT more of this kind of crap across our WHOLE country!!!

People if you have NEVER written to the Justices of the Supreme Court....NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO!

The Justices do not have e-mail addresses, but you can write to them at: Justice (or Chief Justice) (Justice's Full Name) Supreme Court of the United States One First Street N.E. Washington, DC 20543

[darkwindow31]

Shit I got stripped in jail what about my feelings. American hypocrisy got to love it. Her pussy probably stunk like shit and well you know lol

[darkwindow31]

Oh please this happens every day in prison, jail, whatever and it just doesn't happen to women. She just lucky enough to have been recorded all the way through. Gives her enough credibility in court. So I don't feel pity for her at all. I just think she was smart at that point to think..."cry like a donkey bitch you're about to get paid... its what's all about. I wish I would have had that chance.... ahhhh rape rape ...bam 1 mill in the bank

[cyndish1]

No one could dream up, script, direct, & produce a more horrifying scene than this. Whatever the male sons-of-bitches in that cell intended, one thing is doubtless: The clumsy, unprofessional execution of the strip of Steffey shows that these particular deputies--perhaps all Stark County Sheriff deputies--are woefully undertrained in prisoner strip practices. Everything that you can think of to make the strip as painful & scary as possible for the person being stripped, happened here.

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 It wasn't by accident, they have done this hundreds of times, you think they don't KNOW they made it as bad as possible?

The laughter at the end of this video is continued out in the hall video also posted on here.

They knew what they were doing....

[cyndish1]

@Zemo999 It freezes my blood to think they were deliberately sadistic. I am trying to believe they were just woefully incompetent, & enabled to be incompetent by the poor leadership(if there was any) of this incredible boob, "sheriff" swanson. But you have done so much work on this(& I thank you for it) that I can see that maybe you know more than most do about it. It's just that the thought that this abuse is knowingly intentional, scares me to the marrow. I can't stand to believe it.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "It freezes my blood to think they were deliberately sadisitic." The laughter of these sexually sadsitic Deputies when exiting the cell should be evidence enough to show that they were and are sadistic! These monsters did not even tell Mrs. Steffey what they were doing or explain to her why they were molesting her. Part of a sexual sadists arousal comes from terrorizing and torturing their victims. They enjoyed her screams of terror and molestation, thats why they were all laughing!

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 Perhaps you're right. Maybe the situation is sicker & uglier than I have been willing to believe. Maybe this appalling abuse is not a matter of incompetence, but of predation & the sheer satisfaction of inflicting physical & emotional agony. I agree that the sadism in this attack is astonishing.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 :"I agree that the sadism in this attack is astonishing."So do most normal human beings, unlike these sexually sadistic Deputies.Sheriff Swanson hired Deputy Richard T. Gurlea Jr even after he failed a critical psyc. exam that would have probably excluded from employment. During Sheriff Swanson's federal depositions concerning, another federal lawsuit about keeping another female inmate naked for 3 days,he referred to this female inmate as "space alien"because she didn't speak english!

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : The Sadism comes from Sheriif Swanson. If he can state in a federal deposition that he does not feel, he has to have any kind of resource to communicate with an inmate who does not speak english and refer to that communication as comunicating with a space alien, that inmate is not a human being to him. Sexual sadist's victims are objects (not human beings). Theses sadists are aroused by

inflicting terror and pain. Swanson hires deputies that mirror his own depraved personality!

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 Your theory does make sense. It is obvious that depravity like this attack could not have occurred unless the predators--whom I will no longer dignify with the title "deputies"--were accustomed to, & confident in, the enabling of their department; that is to say, the enabling of the sheriff. It makes perfect sense that Swanson would hire people who are similarly depraved & lacking conscience, the same way he is. What I don't get is why this freak was re-elected.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "What I don't get is why this freak was re-elected." Swanson beat Larry Dordea, by a very small margin. Swanson's leagcy to the taxpayers is over $16,000.00 a month in insurance premiums (the premium used to be a little over $3000.00 a month). Swanson has betrayed public trust with his sexually sadistic inmate policies, or I should say the lack of any humane policies concerning naked female inmates. I would hope the next federal lawsuit will have punitive damages attached!

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "It makes perfect sense that Swanson would hire people who are similarly depraved & lacking conscience, the same way he is." That is a perfect description of a sexual sadist and these "Deputies". Swanson praised the actions of these "Deputies" in the video above! What policy would condone stripping and sexually assaulting a naked female inmate by male deputies against her will on video?What policy would condone video taping naked inmates against their will? SWANSON'S POLICY

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 Although swanson was re-elected by a very small margin, it is still baffling. Stark County's public apathy about this is as astonishing as the attack itself. Even considering that the treatment of prisoners in jails & prisons is a very low(really, non-existent) priority to the public, you'd think this attack would have more impact on the voters. The fact that this attack was 5 1/2 years ago is irrelevant. It is reasonable to assume nothing has changed.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "The fact that this attack was 5 1/2 years ago is irrelevant. It is reasonable to assume nothing has changed." Except that insurance premiums have increased to 16,000.00 a month, and another inmate in this jail, named Steven Galloway died at the hands of these Deputies. And lets not forget about Jesse Davis, another woman (eight months pregnant) from Stark County, Ohio that was murdered by her police officer boyfriend Bobby Cutts. Swanson has made Stark County,INFAMOUS!!!

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "Stark County's public apathy about this is astonishing as the attack itself. Even considering that the treatment of prisoners in jails & prisons is a very low(really, non-existent priority to the public, you'd think this attack would have more impact on the voters." Very good pointing out what public apathy can lead too. The death of Steven Galloway and the death of an eight month pregnant woman by her police officer boyfriend. I wonder if these "Deputies" laughed at theses deaths?

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 Amazing, what law enforcement can get away with. It all goes back 2 public apathy. I am wondering, however, whether Jesse Davis' death is related to the heedless & unprincipled(that's the mild way to describe him) swanson & the pack of predators with which he has staffed his jail, because you said she was killed by a police officer, & police & sheriff deputies are not the same thing. How have u learned all these details? I want to find out more about this bizarre county.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 :" I am wondering, however, whether Jesse Davis' death is related to the heedless & unprincipled (that's the mild way to describe him) swanson & the pack of predators with which he has staffed his jail, because you siad she was killed by a police officer & police & sheriff deputies are not the same thing."Both deputies and police officers are law enforcement officers from this area and fit in well with Swanson's culture of depraved police brutality.Both Hope and Jesse are from Stark C.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "How have u learned all these details? I want to find out more about this bizarre county." Most of the information has come from Zemo999 and his tireless research about these sick, depraved and sexually sadistic law enforcement officers from this area. All you have to do is google "Hope Steffey", "The Murder of Jesse Davis" and the "Death of Steven Galloway/Stark County Jail." Or simply just call the jail and ask them if they are having male deputies strip female inmates?

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 Wow. Thanks for your prompt replies. I have of course googled Hope Steffey, but feel I have overdosed on the horror of it all. Just from reading the blog forums & so forth, there is a certain helplessness that seems to be about the rampant depravity of it all. And then there is of course zemo999, to whom anyone who cares about all this abuse in Stark County owes a big thank you. I just wish there was something we could DO about all this.

[sammerlin1]

@cyndish1 : "And then there is of course zemo99, to whom anyone who cares about this abuse in Stark County owes a big thank you. I just wish there was someting we could do about all this." Zemo999 is one man that exposed the truth about these depraved LEO's in Stark County, Ohio! Write your Congressman and Senator about these abuses, see if they exist in your State? Only in exposing the truth will we prevail against these LEO's! Stark County's sins of apathy, have come home to roost again!

[cyndish1]

@sammerlin1 I believe that the treatment of prisoners in jails & prisons is a low or non-existent priority for our elected representatives, since it is for the public. Still, I am intrigued to figure something out to address the situation. Maybe I'll call that boob Governor Kasich's office, just to see if they have an opinion.

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 why this freak was re-elected.

After a NATIONAL disgrace?! I have no idea either. Deputy Mike McDonald is running for sheriff. This is the guy that helped cover this up. He also kept people away from the Ohio State BCI.

When I talked to him on the phone May 5th 2008, the bastard lied to me! He denied that he knew ANY investigation or investigators.

When I finally contacted the BCI they said how could he NOT KNOW, THEY are the ones that asked for the investigation!

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 I agree with this much of sammerlin's assessment, these people knew they were terrorizing her, that was the whole point, they were pissed because the CRIME VICTIM wasn't cooperating enough with her arrest! (Their report states that she "flipped her hair" in booking) Of course THAT video is also non-existent! They claim there was no camera's in booking. As for the video of them bringing her into the jail, the sheriff never gave the state that video.

This whole case is BS!!

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 I have talked to a LOT of these people on the phone. I'm sure they all knew she was never suicidal, and a couple of them as much as admitted it to me on the phone. The rest still try to come up with excuses, but once they see I have read the court transcripts, the Ohio State BCI reports, & the FBI files they find out they can't BS me around and then they get irate!

I even have evidence that Ohio State never received. And more evidence that I have never posted about.

[cyndish1]

@Zemo999 Wow--How did you get your hands on FBI files? An FOIA request? When you say the bastard lied on May 5, 2008, do you mean swanson? This whole thing is hopelessly intriguing to me, both because of the astonishing depravity & because of the enabling on every level--the sheriff's approval, the BCI investigator's approval, the grand jury's failure to indict, & the voters' baffling re-election of swanson. I see that you've put much time into this & any replies are appreciated.

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 No not Swanson, the head jailer Mike McDonald. Hell I couldn't ever get Swanson on the phone, he was 'never there'. Over the 2 years I tried to contact the sheriff, leaving my name & # I had him return 1 call and it was about the three teen girls that were strip searched (not Hope) Even then he knew NOTHING about what was going on. But he had a deputy call back, that ALSO knew nothing of the case, even after he admitted that he had just turned over the evidence to Prosecutor

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 Yeah I got the FBI files through a FOIA request. BUT they blacked out ANYTHING that made the cops look bad, and then tried to BS me that it was personal info. But I ALREADY had all the evidence from the Ohio investigation. So I appealed their decision & sent them PROOF that they were liars. Again I was denied. I had since contacted my Rep, asking how the FBI is getting away with this, but he has since had a heart attack. So I doubt I'll be getting any reply soon.

[Zemo999]

@cyndish1 I made FOIA requests from the sheriff, the FBI & Ohio State. I also have transcripts from her original trial. Plus like I say I have talked to nearly everyone on the phone about this case. I called the Stark County prosecutor to ask for their copy of the state report. They denied having it, said I had to contact the state. REALLY? You ASK for the investigation, but the state didn't send you a report? They said NO. Then I told them I ALREADY had a copy, with them as a CC copy!

[Zemo999]

@Zemo999 Then I told them I ALREADY had a copy, with them as a CC copy!

Caught them in ANOTHER LIE!!

Lol

You can NOT believe what lying scum these people are unless you talk to them yourself.

[samantha321ist]

Even if someone was suicidal this still shouldn't happen they can restrain you without removing all of your clothes, this women was abused beyond belief. People should start a petition in their own country to stop this abuse as it does happen quite often. There is no need to strip someone naked it is only to humiliate and cause distress and to entertain those involved. This should not happen in any civilised society it is physical and mental abuse.

[Zemo999]

@samantha321ist If you want to stop this you better write to the Supreme Court Justices then, they are ruling on the Albert W. Florence strip search case.

If they decide against this guy EVERYONE will be subject to this kind of abuse!!!

Supreme Court of the United States One First Street N.E. Washington, DC 20543

[Danklin24]

I hope to god these motherfuckers were fired. No one no, matter what they did deserves this.

[TheTrebor1986]

motherfucking cops !!!!!!!!!! i fucking hate then they should all be arrested!!!!! and have random things shuved up there asses and vag'es!!!!!!!!!!

[xenubarb]

This fills me with rage! These fuckers are gonna pay for this. Oddly, I can't find any reference to this incident online, except for these videos.

I wonder why?

[blortner]

She was the one attacked by a relative and a cousin called police. When the police showed up they treated her as the perpetrator. The sheriff denied that officers did anything wrong.

[Zemo999]

@blortner They didn't just "treat" her as the perpetrator, they tried to FRAME HER for it. All the while in the video saying that he was still going to investigate the attack, when he knew she was being setup for it!!

The arresting officer, Richard T. Gurlea Jr, is a lying piece of SCUM!!

[steeworker98]

My niece I meant damn spell check.

[steeworker98]

She had rights no matter what a doctor said. By law male officers arent allowed to be present in this kind of thing, if a doctor ordered it she would have been sedated and it damn sure wouldnt have been done in a police department. My Brice was suicidal and she was sent to the er to wait on an officer to take her to an institution for suicidal teens. This is bull shit.

[007westleysadler]

If they had done this to my wife I’d have taken my time, collected all their names and their information, locations etc. then I’d systematically killed each one of them DEAD! Then I’d have turned myself in and laughed at them.

[xenubarb]

@007westleysadler If they'd done this to me, they'd be missing body parts.

[gel723]

Hope these inhuman police men and woman stop think, and remember the same thing could happen to their daughters. It makes my skin crawl, god bless hope steffey, for no money will help. a message to hope. god be with you, and your family xx

[gel723]

This is the worst case of inhunaity i have ever seen, and i hav'nt watched to the end because it is too distressing, hope that the lovely hope gets her remody, bless you hope and i will pray for you xxx bless you and i hope and pray that you can come through this. we love you xxxxx

[TheBandanaGuy]

what did she do that required a strip search? And how could the female officers not even protest the fact that there were male officers present?

[gel723]

@TheBandanaGuy They did aknowledge but this is the norm to them, we need to make this unacceptable, it hurt so much to see this, one of the VERY WORST OF CRIMES i have seen, yes crime in the very first degree,

[TheBandanaGuy]

@gel723 exactly. hopefully there have been no similar cases since. thats so scarring. i mean, as a young man, im raised a certain way to always respect women, you know? and this is painful to watch. like a complete lack of morals and sympathy for the ms. steffey.

[gel723]

@TheBandanaGuy The only thing she did to warrant a strip search, was when she was asked if she ever thought of harming herself. And her reply was now would be a good time. That it seems was when this act of outrageous cruelty began, the officer's here appear to be completely oblivious to the torment that they are inflicting.

[TheBandanaGuy]

@gel723 wow... but even so, im sure a pat down would have sufficed. the rape (because thats what i view it as) was completely unnecessary. i think i read somewhere that she settled, but idk if the officers were punished at all.

[gel723]

@TheBandanaGuy As far as i'm aware, when this video was released, other women came forward to say that they had gone through the same ordeal, at the same station, but i dont know if the officers wer'e punished. I hope they wer'e. Yes they did chuckle at the end, like you said just another day at the office to them. Hav'nt seen any updates, maybe it was settled out of court, but i do think it was brave of her and her husband to air this horrendous ordeal, not sure if i could have. Bless her.

[TheBandanaGuy]

@gel723 you sure got that right. if those cops didnt get theirs yet, it will happen sooner or later. Karma will take a nice old fat chunk outta their asses. thanks for answering my questions

[TheBandanaGuy]

Respond to this video... did you hear those bastards chuckle at the end?!

[Zemo999]

@gel723 "And her reply was now would be a good time."

Some things that NEVER hit the news, Steffey in her deposition to the grand jury says that she NEVER said that. She still maintains that she asked "Now or ever", just as she has done all along.

ANOTHER thing never brought out in ANY news source is that the state investigation found that she DENIED BEING SUICIDAL THREE TIMES!

Want more? Sheriff Swanson stated that a doctor put her on suicide precautions and ordered this. That is a LIE.

[Zemo999]

@Zemo999

The sheriff's dept has NO evidence that a doctor ordered this, neither does the state investigators OR the FBI investigators. Just call & ask.

Stark County Sheriff's Office 330-430-3800

BCI Paul Scarsella 614-644-0729

FBI Supervisor John Dysart 330- 456-6200

But they didn't "investigate" this because it could have lead to criminal charges against the jail staff.

This whole thing was a coverup.

[gel723]

@Zemo999 I didn't hear of any updates, i just went with when i first saw this shocking video. A very painful experience. Do you know what happened to those involved, all of the officers should be dismissed shamefully from public service. No-one deserves to be treated this way especially from those who have sworn to protect. Please god this kind of torture never happens again no matter where in the world.

[edewkateddatme]

The psychological phenomena to observe human behavior is fascinating. Mans acts of cruelty & humiliation upon another justified by an allegiance to authority.Conscience is dismissed as money in the form of a paycheck outweighs morality. We condemn foreign governments as barbaric while we proclaiming ourselves as guardians of a free world.It's clear that fear & oppression is our method of controlling the masses.A democratic republic losses its integrity when totalitarian virtues allowed to exist

[spawnyco]

Its sad that people enjoy humiliating other people. Human race is doomed.

[AUNTIE51]

That police lady has a nice ass.

[thelumberjackjohn]

this is the time you pull out the gun and kill these pigs.. hope someone does some justice for the poor young lady..

[EnriqueL0C0]

LISTEN TO THE PIGS LAUGH WHEN LOCK THE DOOR AT THE END....

[RDalton93]

THIS IS FUCKED UP!!!!

[Zwezdasicaaaaaaaaa]

ACAB

[1pic]

Now what they trun on the gas? FTP (film the police)

[Zemo999]

Here's Sheriff Swanson's # at the jail:

330-430-3800

Try calling it once, you will get a menu to go through to get to the sheriff...but all you will get is an answering machine!! They are screening ALL calls, even to the sheriff's secretary Carrie.

People can't get a hold of him AT ALL, they will just take your number & call you back...what a laugh!

No wonder this county has so much trouble with the sheriff's dept!!

[Zemo999]

Evidence that the cops tried to FRAME Steffey for the assault that she had reported. Replace'(DOT)' with a period

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Leann is listed as the VICTIM and Steffey has the assault charge on her, even though witnesses were there and the cops KNEW she was the VICTIM!!

The cop also testified under oath that the investigation was never finished, but this shows that to be a LIE.

AGAIN this was NEVER in any news source

[FREE6678]

Fucking pigs. What a shame to see these animals in uniform. A true disgrace.

[JOSENILTA]

omg..fuck us police :trash.

[lronman1]

This is incredible. l felt like i was watching a rape or something. These officers were wrong. This should never have happened in today's society with law enforcement officials..

[notaxian]

@lronman1 That's exactly what it felt like to me too! It's shocking, disgusting, truly horrible and unbelievable! It shakes me to my soul to see this official rape of innocent women for the amusement of the "police" who are a disgrace to their uniform. In fact, I think each one of them should be forcibly and publicly stripped of their uniforms and forever shamed for their repugnant act!

[Zemo999]

@efvgcuyv QUOTE "I don't know the facts, but I will guess NO."

Hey call and ask...just don't expect to actually get a hold of the sheriff, he is rarely in.

Ask them if they are still using men to strip women naked and then leaving them that way.

If he says they are trying to save lives, ask him WHY a guy that was jailed 26 times and NEVER showed ANY suicidal tendencies then committed suicide after he was put on "precautions".IE Assaulted under the "color of law"

Sheriff Tim Swanson

330-430-3800

[Zemo999]

@Rightsandlaw Some courts have now reversed themselves.

Divided 9th Circuit Upholds Frisco Strip Searches of All New Inmates

In a 6-5 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that San Francisco's process for strip-searching thousands of new jail inmates over a 21-month period is constitutional.

Judge Sandra Ikuta wrote for the 6-5 majority.

[zippo3300]

i hope the cops did it not working any more that fuck up i hope you cops die

[sammerlin1]

@survivingthefuture : These deputies are sexual sadists. They are a disgrace to the badge. These officers and the jail got sued. They had to pay this poor victim 6 figures! These mosnters had to pay another woman for keeping her naked 3 days. These monsters were aroused by this victims screams of sexual molestion. A sexual sadist derives sexual pleasure from the pain and torture of their victims and the pain they inflict. Remember, this is the STARK COUNTY JAIL, OHIO! ABU GHRAIB OT THE USA