One thing I wonder about is if the plaintiffs thought about what this could end up meaning for them during discovery if they go forward with the suit. My under

One thing I wonder about is if the plaintiffs thought about what this could end up meaning for them during discovery if they go forward with the suit. My understanding is that since evidence and statements around this would be central to the case and relavant to the truthfulness of the teen's claim or the teen's belief in it that he should be able to use that as part of his defense too. That could make any potential criminal trial more difficult for the cop since anything revealed here wouldn't be sealed or otherwise restricted as part of the public record.