Lee Van Houten, a 24-year-old plainclothes policeman, was on assignment in the Morningside Park section of Manhattan on the night of June 12, 1985, when he said he was assaulted by two men who attempted to mug him.
Officer Lee Van Houten, just 24 years old, was working undercover in Manhattan's Morningside Park neighborhood on the night of June 12, 1985, and alleged that he was beaten by two individuals who attempted to steal from him.