A Brooklyn woman who claims a police officer forced his way into her home and molested her testified yesterday that the cop said: "It's okay. You're 17 now. You're legal." Ronessa Hollingsworth says she was late to school when Officer Andrew Johnson ordered her to get into his squad car on Jan. 18, 2006. The cop then questioned her and demanded her cellphone number before driving her home. A few hours later, Johnson reportedly called Hollingsworth, showed up at her residence, and pushed his way in when the teen opened the door.
Once inside, Hollingsworth claims the officer grabbed her arms and started kissing her neck. When the teen asked the cop to leave, he allegedly laughed, threw her onto a couch and pinned her down. "He just started lifting up all my clothes," she said, according to the Daily News. "He reached for my chest and he started unbuckling my pants. I was scuffling with him and then he reached for his gun and he took it out. He kind of flashed it in front of me ... and then he put it on the coffee table. I was terrified. I basically stopped moving."
The cop reportedly fled when the teen spotted her mother's car out the window. Hollingsworth—a model and current York College student who says she suffers from "constant flashbacks"—has filed a civil suit against the police department, Johnson and his partner for $5 million for emotional distress, the Post reports. Johnson pleaded guilty to official misconduct and didn't respond to the suit, so a default judgment was issued. His partner said he had no knowledge of the incident.
