Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Sues for $93M

Lamonte McIntyre, whose mother says detective coerced her into sex, served 23 years
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 19, 2022 12:05 PM CDT
Man Framed for Killings and Imprisoned Seeks $93M
Lamonte McIntyre, left, walks out of a courthouse in Kansas City, Kan., with his mother, Rosie McIntyre, after his release in 2017.   (Tammy Ljungblad /The Kansas City Star via AP, File)

A Kansas man who served 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is seeking $93 million in damages from the county where he was convicted and a former detective he says framed him. Lamonte McIntyre, 45, and his mother allege in a lawsuit filed in 2018 that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the actions of former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski and other officers involved in his prosecution. A federal judge on Thursday set a Nov. 7 trial for the civil case, the AP reports.

The Unified Government wants the trial moved to Wichita because of publicity in the Kansas City area. McIntyre's mother is also seeking $30 million. She and her son allege that Golubski coerced her into sex and then framed McIntyre for a double homicide in 1994 because she rejected the detective's later sexual advances. They say that Golubski abused Black women for years and that many officers were aware of his conduct. The pretrial orders includes initials of 73 women. Golubski denies the allegations and asked that they not be allowed as evidence in the case. If they are, he will argue he was a good officer during his career from 1975 through 2010, when he retired, according to his lawyers' statement.

McIntyre was freed from prison in 2017 after a local prosecutor asked the court to vacate his convictions and to drop all charges. In 2020, he was awarded a certificate of innocence and $1.5 million from the state. McIntyre, who now lives in Arizona, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered other negative emotional impacts from his imprisonment, according to the lawsuit. His mother also has been diagnosed with PTSD and has sought psychological treatment for 17 years, the lawsuit says. The local government contends that even if the allegations of misconduct are proven, it is not liable because the officers' actions were outside the scope of their employment. It also denies the police chief knew about the alleged misconduct.

(More wrongful conviction stories.)

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