2 N.Y. police officers charged with Atlantic City sex assault

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Two police officers from New York have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in an Atlantic City casino.

Thirty-two-year-old Andrei Torres, a seven-year veteran of the New York Police Department, and Devon Thomas, 35, a three-year veteran of the New York state police, were charged Tuesday with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault by force without injury, reports CBS New York.

Authorities have not detailed the allegations, and Jay McKeen, a spokesman for the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, said he would not say anything about the case other than that charges had been filed.

The assault allegedly took place at the now-shuttered Trump Taj Mahal on April 24 against a 34-year-old woman from New York state.

CBS New York reports police said the arrests followed a six-month investigation into the alleged sexual assault.

Torres was arraigned in Queens County Criminal Court on Wednesday and Thomas was arraigned in Westchester County, according to Atlantic City Police Sgt. Monica McMenamin Both waived an extradition hearing and are expected to be taken to New Jersey to face charges.

"Mr. Thomas is 100 percent innocent," said Thomas' lawyer, Joseph Levine. "He does not engage in any criminal wrongdoing, especially nothing of a sexual nature."

Torres' lawyer, John Zarych said the evidence would prove his client innocent. "This is a mistake, a mistake we will correct as soon as possible," Zarych said. "He's an excellent officer with the NYPD and is just simply innocent of these charges."

Their lawyers said both men served in the U.S. military in Iraq and that Thomas also served in Afghanistan.