Gays sue Cleveland for ‘bashing’ after pair say they were jailed without pants

Columbus Dispatch Monday 6th February, 2012

CLEVELAND -- Two gay men who say they were punched and pinned to the ground by an off-duty police officer before being called offensive names and jailed without their trousers have sued the city and its police over what they call anti-gay bias. Steven Ondo and Jonathan Simcox said the off-duty officer, who was a neighbor, complained about a noi...

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