Another lawsuit filed against corrections officer Nicoletti
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A state prison inmate filed a civil lawsuit late Thursday against suspended corrections officer Harry F. Nicoletti and others alleging physical and sexual abuse and indifference by higher-ups.
The prisoner is not named in the lawsuit, which accuses Mr. Nicoletti of offering him a choice of sexual acts, but does not detail the assault that it alleges followed.
It also names as defendants another corrections officer, a captain, and four former top prison administrators who have were fired last year. It said they knew or should have known about the alleged abuse.
Mr. Nicoletti, 60, of Coraopolis, is also the central figure in two other civil lawsuits making abuse allegations and faces 89 criminal counts. He has consistently denied the allegations.
His criminal attorney, Stephen Colafella, has said that he is the victim of a smear campaign by inmates scheming for favorable treatment.
Both the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association have declined to pay for Mr. Nicoletti's civil defense.
His private attorney, Steven C. Townsend, was not immediately available for comment.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
First Published February 10, 2012 9:22 am
