By Dhiren Shah
Ahmed Screven, a lawyer from Irvington, sued the Township of Irvington and officers and individuals on December 7, 2020 under the NONCONSENSUAL PORNOGRAPHY LAW and CRIMINAL INVASION OF PRIVACY for $3 Million.
In his lawsuit, he complained against the following persons and organizations: CLAUDE CHERRY, ANTHONY LACOSTA DEFAULTED DEFENDANTS, THE TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON, DETECTIVE JENKINS, DETECTIVE P. MAYS, DETECTIVE R. YOUNGBLOOD, EVERTON GORDON, THE IRVINGTON POLICE EPARTMENT, AND JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-10, AND ABC CORPORATION, 1-10, SAID NAMES BEING FICTICIOUS AND UNKNOWN AND USED TO CONNOTE SINGULAR AND PLURAL PERSONS OR ENTITIES.
Mr. Screven has been a resident of Irvington for the past 50 years. In his lawsuit, he claims that on numerous occasions, and at various times of the day and night, Claude Cherry, and Anthony Lacosta, defaulted defendants, and Detective Jenkins, Detective Mays, and Detective Youngblood, Everton Gordon and the Irvington Police Department created nonconsensual pornography, considered an invasion of privacy, of the plaintiff, by invading the plaintiff’s privacy and home, without consent, burglarizing the plaintiff’s home, intentionally to observe and record the plaintiff, and did disclose the recording of plaintiff’s intimate parts and/or sexual conduct through cyber exploitation, and did so when plaintiff had a reasonable expectation of privacy, by recording sexually explicit images of the plaintiff, and did distribute them in order to humiliate and harm the plaintiff causing intentional infliction of emotional distress, irreparable harm, and permanent injury.
Allegedly, the Irvington Police Department has ignored numerous calls by the security company and did not send an officer for his protection. Screven said that he was followed wherever he goes, including three different states, and asked how the group got the information as to wherever he goes. Screven mentioned that the followers were staying in the same motel/hotel.
Screven said that the individuals were coming in his house without consensus and took his nude photographs and distributed amongst their group and others to embarrass him. They were trying to scare him, but the police department failed to protect him. Also, some of the police officers are in the lawsuit, so that may be the reason they are ignoring him for protection.
Screven complained to the Irvington Police Internal Affairs division and until now, they have not replied to him yet, as stated by Mr. Screven.
I called the mayor’s office two days in a raw and then emailed Mr. Jenkins, a representative of the Irvington Police Director Bowers, and Ms. Walker, assistant to the mayor of Irvington Township. Local Talk would like to hear both sides of the story (also mentioned in our email) but we did not hear from either party. If they reply, we hope to present their side of the story to our readers soon.
Also, before the publishing the article, I asked Mr. Screven questions. He replied before 3 pm on Jan. 27 as follows:
“Dear Mr. Shah listed herein below are my answers to your questions.
Dhiren Shah: What is the position lately. did they stop harassing you after the lawsuit?
Ahmed Screven: The harassment has intensified by the defendants since the filing of the initial lawsuit. We are constantly being followed by undercover police vehicles and personnel, as well as grey classic cab, and red family cab vehicles and personnel. We have traveled out of state on several occasions, and have identified persons at our out of state locations surveilling us.
Dhiren Shah: Do you think someone is still following you?
Ahmed Screven: Absolutely affirmative.
Dhiren Shah: What is the reaction of the township and the court where you work?
Ahmed Screven: There has been a noticeable chilling effect, in terms of, the normal procedural process of communications between the court and this Chief Municipal Public Defender, relative to services to be provided to indigents.
The Irvington Council is in charge of the police department. Is it political? Is the Police Department taking advantage of their power to intimidate Mr. Screven?
