Cop charged with assault for hitting 13-year-old girl while handcuffing her

Officials: Video Shows Officer Hitting 13-Year-Old Girl During Arrest

Officials: Video Shows Officer Hitting 13-Year-Old Girl During Arrest Watch this video on YouTube. Police officer John Flinn of Gloucester Township, NJ has been charged with simple assault for hitting…

Police officer John Flinn of Gloucester Township, NJ has been charged with simple assault for hitting a 13-year-old girl twice in the head while handcuffing her.

From NJ.com:

John Flinn, 27, and other officers were dispatched to investigate a disturbance on March 8 and encountered the girl. Flinn can be seen hitting the girl twice on the side of her face in footage from a responding officer's body-worn camera. The prosecutor's office said the girl was struck while complying with police instructions.

Criminal charges were never filed with the girl.