--- description: Two of the officers charged in the Freddy Gray case are suing Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy title: Police Officers Sue Baltimore's Top Prosecutor for Defamation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2485c412493018d8/6987ede9428a9e3003ccb335/marilyn-mosby.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police Officers Sue Baltimore's Top Prosecutor for Defamation Over Freddie Gray Statements by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2016 7:57 PM CUT  Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, approaches the podium for a media availability on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, approaches the podium for a media availability on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore.Alex Brandon—AP by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2016 7:57 PM CUT Two of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of [Freddie Gray](http://time.com/4344808/freddie-gray-death-baltimore-police-trial-verdict/ "undefined") are [suing](http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-gray-officers-sue-mosby-20160525-story.html "undefined") State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter filed a lawsuit against Mosby, Baltimore Sheriff’s Office Maj. Sam Cogen and the state of Maryland in Baltimore circuit court for defamation and invasion of privacy, according to a report by the Baltimore _Sun_. The suit goes back to statements made by Mosby at a May 1, 2015 news conference, which White and Porter claim that the city’s top prosecutor knew “were false,” according to the _Sun_. “These among other statements were made not for the purpose of prosecuting crimes that had allegedly been committed by White and Porter, but rather for purposes of quelling the riots in Baltimore,” the suit asserts. A spokeswoman for Mosby declined to comment and the attorney for White and Porter could not be reached by the _Sun._ The two are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 25-year-old Gray, which [shook the city last April](http://time.com/3832951/baltimore-freddie-gray-protests-police/ "undefined"). His death sparked vocal protests around Baltimore over police treatment of minorities there. A judge on Monday cleared one officer, Edward Nero, of all criminal charges in the incident, in the first verdict in the six trials since Gray’s death. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/"},"headline":"Police Officers Sue Baltimore's Top Prosecutor for Defamation Over Freddie Gray Statements","datePublished":"2016-05-25T19:57:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:50:24.301Z","description":"The two officers say that statements Mosby made were false","url":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/","keywords":["Crime","police","Maryland","baltimore"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2485c412493018d8/6987ede9428a9e3003ccb335/marilyn-mosby.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2485c412493018d8/6987ede9428a9e3003ccb335/marilyn-mosby.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, approaches the podium for a media availability on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore.","caption":"Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, approaches the podium for a media availability on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore.","creditText":"Alex Brandon—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/","name":"Police Officers Sue Baltimore's Top Prosecutor for Defamation Over Freddie Gray Statements"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Baltimore Officer Acquitted on All Charges in Death of Freddie Gray","description":"A Baltimore judge acquitted Officer Caesar Goodson on all counts Thursday in the death of Freddie Gray, who death in police custody last year sparked days of riots throughout the city.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/YwrSnGkK/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-05-23T16:49:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/YwrSnGkK.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/","duration":"PT1M9S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4348222/baltimore-freddy-gray-white-porter-sue-mosby/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```