Florida resident adopting a Russian-speaking teenager, said that prison guards mocked the child

In Florida, the father claims that the guards in prison have “permission to mistreat children” after a former juvenile center officer was released from the charge that he hit an 14-year-old boy in the face, breaking his nose in two places.

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In a memorandum signed earlier this month, prosecutors from the Broward State Attorney’s Office stated that former officer Daryl Bryant was “acquitted of using force and actions” against Andrei Ostrovsky, while the teenager was imprisoned in the district juvenile Broward January 2017 of the year.

The miami herald reported that Bryant, who later resigned, told Fort Lauderdale police that the incident began when the teenager intended to fight with another minor prisoner and received a “battle” repulse.

Bryant, according to a February 12 2017 incident report, said he hit Andrei after refusing to stand against a wall and intent to fight with another teenager.

But in the video taken by the newspaper, Bryant immediately grabbed the teenager’s arm, and then threw him on the floor. Bryant hit the teen in the face for trying to "resist."

“According to Bryant, the strike was a one-time strike and was necessary due to the youth's aggression,” the report states. “Based on the fact that Bryant was an authority figure whose job it is to control juvenile detainees, when certain situations arise, such as one detainee attempting to assault another, the officer must use force to achieve compliance.”

But Herald notes that in the past month there was no record of the testimony of the victims.

“They never took a statement from me,” said Ostrovsky, who picked up Andrei from his foster home in Maine. “They never took a statement from him.” Never".

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Ostrovosky argued that prosecutors did not have a complete picture of the incident without these key testimonies.

“This is wrong,” he continued. “They're trying to hide it.” I'm really pissed. They gave permission to abuse children."

In June 2017, a teenager told the Department of Juvenile Justice that officers often encouraged other teens to fight each other — and even offered them food or treats for doing so. The ensuing fights were often called "honey moorings," records show.

But these charges were not part of the incident report.

Investigators determined Bryant used “excessive” force during the incident. He later “resigned in lieu of termination,” a department spokeswoman said in October 2017.

Gordon Weeks, a public defender who represented Andrei, said that the memorandum lacked facts, and claimed that Andrei was “defenseless” when Bryant hit him.

The Broward State Prosecutor’s Office stated that the Fort Lauderdale police officer, Yvette Martinez, received a beating statement from Andrew, and the prosecutors sent two registered letters to the adolescent father to discuss the incident.

According to public information officer Constance Simmons, Ostrovsky also did not respond to a registered letter.

“If the minor's father responded to our request, we would be happy to schedule a meeting,” Simmons wrote in an email to the newspaper. Herald.

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