In the video, a NYPD Lieutenant can be seen assaulting an 11 year-old girl. Why assault the child? The cop suspected the girl of stealing another boy’s cell phone. As it turned out, the boy that lost the phone, had accidentally dropped it, and it was picked up by another kid – not the girl.The child was arrested anyway, but the charges were later dropped when it was officially determined that she did not steal the phone.As of right now, claims of assault and battery and excessive force is being brought against the police officer involved.The officer had stated under oath that “ during a struggle with her, she and I both slipped and fell to the ground. On the ground she continued to flail her arms and thrash her body, preventing me from placing handcuffs on her. We continued to struggle until I was eventually able to place handcuffs on her” The girl’s name and the officer’s name have yet to be released. The incident occured in January of this year.