UCB-PD Officer Aranas Molested Me

I want to make it clear that this is not a hoax or an exaggeration. I have been personally embarrassed by this whole ordeal, but out of continued frustration, I find it now necessary to speak out about what occurred. I feel that at least writing this brief summery of events could help start my healing process. I want to thank Indybay for letting me get this off my chest. This has been a terrible ordeal for myself, an event which continues to haunt me.

For the past year and half, a lawyer has been trying to retrieve the damning mini-dvd recording of myself being sexually molested by Officer Sean Aranas. During the beginning of this nightmarish process a Deputy District Attorney had even ordered the UC Berkeley Police to hand over the mini-dvd. According to the police evidence records, the mini-dvd was even copied - presumably to be passed around the police station like a porno and watched by other officers. However the UC Berkeley Police refused to turn over either copy of the the mini-dvd to even the DA's office.

Officer Sean Aranas is a homosexual police officer. I am a homosexual protester; I also am an Autistic. Officer Sean Aranas threw me to the ground, and felt me up, touching me everywhere including my genital region. I repeatedly told to stop touching me, and that I have Autism.

Officer Sean Aranas of the UC Berkeley Police Department screamed at me to "SHUT UP", telling me he was a cop and could touch anyone he wanted anywhere he wanted.

I repeated I have Autism and asked him to stop touching me. He got angry and kicked me a couple of times, including in the head. He then continued to grope me all around my body.

Through this entire process Kevin Workmon was operating a mini-dvd recorder, which was property of UC Berkeley Police. Kevin Workmon was hired to record all activity outside the Oak Grove Tree Sit. At the time, I was literally the only person there on the ground. Officer Sean Aranas took advantage of the fact that it was late, getting dark, and I was alone. The Tree Sitters themselves were in the trees and sleeping.

While I do not know of any other sexual assault by Sean Aranas, it is a fact that in the past Officer Aranas abused the rights of Andrea (CopWatch) Pritchet as well as violently attacked Dan (Dan-Gerous) McMullan, throwing the gentleman out of his own wheelchair. It is also a fact that there have been investigations in the past regarding Officer Sean Aranas' violent behaviour towards suspects, yet the UC Berkeley Police chose to close the investigation and suppress any findings.

The UC Berkeley Police, and Administration have been covering up the sexual molestation of an Autistic. They are hiding a tape which shows sexual contact as well as me being kicked for asking the officer to stop.

The UC Berkeley Police are supporting an officer with a history of violence, and an allegation of sexual molestation.