Long Island Police Officer Accused Of Rape

HEMPSTEAD, NY — A Hempstead woman filed a lawsuit accusing a Hempstead police officer of raping her and trying to get her to keep quiet about the assault.

The suit, which was filed in federal court in the Eastern District of New York in May, claims an officer named Jack pulled her over and coerced her to get into his car by threatening to arrest her. He then drove to an empty parking lot where he raped her, according to the suit.

Hempstead Village officials believe the officer named in the suit is Jack Guevrekian, according to Newsday. Guevrekian was placed on administrative duty pending an investigation, Newsday reported.

The woman is suing Nassau County, Hempstead Village the Hempstead Police Department and the officer involved for $10 million.

The woman claims on May 12, 2019, she was walking on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead, on her way to her friend's house, when the officer pulled up next to her in his car told her to get in. The woman is recovering from drug addiction and had previous encounters with police, including with the officer who stopped her, according to the suit.

The woman said she refused to get in the car, saying that she had done nothing wrong and was just trying to walk to her friend's house. She claimed the officer said, "Get in, or you're going in cuffs."

She said she complied because she was afraid of being arrested. The officer drove to a large parking lot on Cathedral Avenue, parked in the back, and proceeded to rape her, according to the suit. She said the officer told her, "This has been a long time coming."

The officer drove her to Mulford Street in Hempstead and told her to get out of the car and threatened her, according to the suit. He said, "Don’t you say anything. And don’t let me see you or I’m getting you," according to the suit.

The woman wanted to go to the hospital after the attack but was afraid that the officer would find out if she did and she was worried about reprisals, the suit says. She said the attack left her psychologically scarred and in need of counseling.