Oh my… a former St. Louis police officer has been slammed with a 36-count indictment. And no…he isn’t accused of your typical case of police brutality.
A group of men came forward accusing 34-year-old Marcellis Blackwell of groping, sodomizing and other cruel claims of sexual abuse. Blackwell’s exposure began back in June when he was arrested for sexually assaulting a man whom he handcuffed near a high school, court records show. In September, he was indicted in federal court on 16 felonies after being accused of groping eight men he’d detained.
Soon, more victims came out to share their experiences and expanded the list of counts.
The federal indictment includes graphic details of instances in which men accuse Blackwell of sodomizing them with his finger and feeling under their clothing without the intent to do a police search. Authorities say they recovered a slew of video and photo evidence of these alleged encounters on his personal and work phones. Some of those photos appeared to be taken covertly in areas like elevators or bathrooms, according to the court document.
Source: An Ex-Cop is Being Prosecuted for What He Did to 19 Men…And It’s Not What You Think
