Cincinnati police officer sues over being ‘portrayed as a white supremacist'

A Cincinnati police officer filed a lawsuit against several people, alleging they falsely portrayed him as a racist and white supremacist after he made a gesture at city hall.

DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINSTSEVERAL CITIZENS HAS BEENPOSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONTH.THE UN-NAMED OFFICER IS SUINGOVER CLAIMS HE FLASHED A WHITESUPREMACY SYMBOL AT A CITYCOUNCIL MEETING BACK IN JUNE.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER WHITNEYMILLER WAS AT THE HEARINGTODAY TO BREAK DOWN THE CASE.WHITNEY ON CAM: THE OFFICER,IN THIS CASE, WANTS HIS NAMEAND PERSONAL INFORMATION KEPTPRIVATE WHILE PROCEEDINGSCONTINUE AGAINST THE FOURCITIZENS NAMED IN THECOMPLAINT.

AND HE WANTS AJUDGE TO ORDER THE DEFENDANTSTO TAKE DOWN SOCIAL MEDIAPOSTS THAT SUGGEST HE'S AWHITE SUPREMACIST.

PKG:TUESDAY JUDGE MEGAN SHANAHANAGREED TO POSTPONE A UN-IDENTIFIED Cincinnati PoliceOFFICERS LAWSUIT AGAINST FOURCITIZENS.

THE OFFICER CLAIMS ACOMPLAINT ACCUSING HIM OFFLASHING A WHITE SUPREMACYSYMBOL AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGWAS A DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER.AN ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THEDEFENDANTS REQUESTED TIME TOREVIEW AN ORDER THEY SAID WASONLY RECEIVED TUESDAY MORNING.THE OFFICER IN THE SUIT WASGRANTED ANONYMITY BY JudgeShanahan WHILE THE PROCEEDINGSCONTINUE THROUGH TEMPORARYRESTRAINING ORDERS THATPROHIBIT THOSE NAMED IN THELAWSUIT FROM DOXING WHICHMEANS RELEASING THE OFFICERSNAME OR PERSONAL INFORMATIONWITH MALICIOUS INTENT.

THEPLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY'S SAYDOING THAT WOULD PLACE THEOFFICER AND HIS FAMILY INDANGER.

IRIS ROLEY"Any publicemployee, especially in therealm of public safety thatwouldn't want a citizen to beable to identify, talk about,complain or report isoutrageous."IRIS ROLEY WITHTHE CINCINNATI UNITED FRONT ISFOLLOWING THE CASE AND SAYSWHAT THE OFFICER IS ASKING FORGOES AGAINST THE FIRSTAMENDMENT.

IRIS ROLEY "Astaxpayers, they should be ableto do that.

We created thewhole entity, the citizenscomplaint authority, just tobe able to receive these typesof complaints.

And then tohave officers retaliateagainst citizens makes it evenworst." WHITNEY ON CAM TAG:ONE OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYSTODAY ALSO REQUESTED THAT THEOFFICER PROVIDE PHOTOS OF HISTATTOOS.

SHE SAYS IT COULDSHED LIGHT ON THE OFFICERSBELIEF SYSTEM AND POSSIBLEPREJUDICES.

WHITNEY MILLERWCPO 9 NEWS.