Report: Cincinnati police lied about hitting teen

CINCINNATI (AP) — An internal investigation has concluded that four Cincinnati police officers lied when asked about a colleague who handcuffed and then hit a teenager during a traffic stop.

The report says 16-year-old Dewayne White was kneed in the back as he resisted being handcuffed and was hit twice in the back. Video from a police cruiser’s camera recorded the incident.

The report says none of the officers told a sergeant who arrived at the scene that the teen was hit, and none noted it in their reports, something they were required to do.

Police union president Kathy Harrell says the officers are entitled to due process.

If the officers are cited, the police department will hold a hearing and make recommendations to the police chief on punishment, which could include firing.