2 Officers In Freddie Gray Case Suing For Defamation
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Two officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are suing Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby.
According to our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, Sergeant Alicia White and Officer William Porter are suing Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Court records show the officers filed suit on May 2 against Mosby, Baltimore Sheriff's Office Major Sam Cogen and the state of Maryland.
The officers claim Mosby and Cogen knew the statement of charges filed against them and other statements made by Mosby at her May 1, 2015 news conference announcing the charges "were false."
White and Porter are demanding more than $75,000 in damages for each of the four counts -- two of defamation and two of invasion of privacy.
They both face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray and are scheduled to go on trial in the criminal cases later this year.