Curtis Koehler v. Officer Riddle, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CURTIS KOEHLER, : NO. 3:23-CV-00939 Plaintiff, : : v. : : (CAMONI, M.J.) OFFICER RIDDLE, et al., : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION Sexual abuse in prison is a serious matter. Naturally, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has recognized that sexual abuse in prison can violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments. Ricks v. Shover,

891 F.3d 468, 473

(3d Cir. 2018). But not every sexual assault claim does. The sexual assault at issue must be objectively harmful or sufficiently serious to violate…