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2 troubled Philly cops sue to get city to pay for lawsuits against them

published Tue, Jul 24 2012 19:31 GMT
Two Philadelphia police officers whose questionable conduct has left them saddled with hefty legal bills have come together and filed suit to get the city to cover their expenses.The officers — Thomas Schaffling, 28, and Michael Paige, 45 — believe the city is obligated to pick up their legal tabs, according to attorney Brian Puricelli, who represents both. Schaffling was sued by two men that he shot at while drunk outside a Tacony bar in March 2010. The city settled that suit for $50,000, according to a source. Paige lost a civil lawsuit against a man who claimed the officer forced him to perform oral sex on him in his police cruiser in Fairmount Park in 2007. He was ordered ...

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