From the story you cite:
“Eckert’s attorney, Shannon Kennedy, told TheBlaze allegations that her client has previously been caught with drugs in his anal cavity are “completely baseless” and “false.”
“There’s no record, there’s no evidence,” she added. “We did a public records request and investigated that claim thoroughly and found nothing.””
So either public records exist or they don’t. I don’t care one way or the other. Citizens protected by the 4th Amendment cannot be treated the way he was. Police lacked probable cause. If they MANUFACTURED probable cause (counter indicated by the 4th Amendment) because of previous suspiciouns the Police should go to jail.
Would you expect the attorney to state differently? She could be in for a big payday.
Man Seeks Millions After N.M. Police Force Colonoscopy in Drug Search U.S. News & World Report - by Steven Nelson - 2 days ago
Albuquerque civil rights attorney Shannon Kennedy is representing Eckert and says she is seeking "in excess of $1 million in punitive damages ...
It might just be that "probable cause" is at the center of this. The reason they secured a warrant to search the guy's car and person was that the police dog had indicated there were drugs. If the dog is wrong too often (like, wrong more than half the time), then the cops can no longer declare "probable" (ie, more likely than not) cause for searches using that dog any more.
It's possible the cops could not afford to be wrong one more time.
Did the cops MANUFACTURE Eckert's criminal record?