Massachusetts Appeals Court April 5, 2012, No. 10-P-1409 (Claudio v. City of Chicopee)

Agnes, J.

This case arises from the sexual abuse of the plaintiff, Yolanda Claudio, by Joshua Mozeleski, a former police officer for the city of Chicopee (city). After a jury trial, Mozeleski was found liable to Claudio for his tortious conduct, which is described in more detail below.1 However, the trial judge *545allowed a directed verdict in favor of the city as to Claudio’s 42 U.S.C.