Acquitted Officer Sues New York State for $5M Over Robert Brooks Case

Nicholas Kieffer, a corrections officer acquitted in the Robert Brooks case, is suing the state of New York for $5 million, claiming malicious prosecution, defamation, breach of contract, and other damages.

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Kieffer was accused of attacking Brooks and allowing him to be beaten to death, but a jury cleared him and fellow officer Matthew Galliher in November.

Despite the acquittal, the state announced neither officer would be rehired by the Department of Corrections.

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