(Providence, RI)--A civilian board which oversees the Providence Police Department has released a report on an arrest made by a white police officer against a black man earlier this year.Sergeant Joseph Hanley faces a simple assault charge over the arrest in April, during which he allegedly forced Rishod Gore of East Providence to the ground, knelt on his neck and shoulder, punched him and kicked him, and stepped on his legs, according to the report from the Providence External Review Authority.The report is "deeply troubling", according to a statement from the Rhode Island ACLU, because it describes assaultive behavior towards a handcuffed suspect and the failure of other officers to stop Hanley.
Photo: Getty Images