The woman alleges cops perceived her to be a protester and therefore did not protect her from a menacing crowd.

"I can't think of anybody else I'd rather have doing this case," another longtime county prosecutor and friend to Bill Thompson said.

The incident happened in June outside of P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in The Bronx. Police say the 16-year-old boy was in a physical fight with two other teens between 16 ...