Brooklyn police sergeant fired for excessive force after punching handcuffed woman

BROOKLYN, Ohio (WOIO) — A Brooklyn police sergeant who was responsible for reviewing use-of-force cases has been fired for using excessive force against a handcuffed woman.

Last May 19 Investigates first exposed a separate incident involving that officer in which he was accused of assault.

Now we’re learning Sergeant Paul Stein was terminated last fall after an internal investigation found he struck a woman five times in the face — while her hands were cuffed behind her back…

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