Overview
- Justin McMillan, 26, and Justin Colon, 24, were charged with conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under color of law, with an additional count against McMillan tied to alleged sexual assault.
- Both pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court, were released without bond, face travel restrictions, and must surrender their passports this week.
- Prosecutors allege the on-duty officers shut off body cameras, stole a building key and cash, returned about eight hours later to a Jackson Heights brothel, and McMillan groped a woman as Colon kept watch.
- The earlier Queens case—filed last year on burglary, forcible touching, and official misconduct—was dismissed and sealed when speedy-trial deadlines lapsed, after which federal prosecutors brought the civil-rights case.
- Federal filings cite video footage, witnesses, and a 911 call; both officers had been suspended and later resigned, and senior officials publicly condemned the alleged conduct.