From [HERE] A former Colwyn police officer accused of using a stun gun on a teenager inside the department’s holding cell was acquitted of misdemeanor simple assault and oppression charges Wednesday in Delaware County Common Pleas Court. Trevor Parham, who was arrested in May and terminated from the Colwyn Police Department in July, was found not guilty on all counts by Judge Kevin F. Kelly.
 A corporal with the Colwyn Police Department, Parham, of the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby, came under fire for an April 23 incident in which he used a stun gun on a 17-year-old he had arrested for disorderly conduct.

Da’Qwaun Jackson was handcuffed in the department holding cell when, prosecutors say, Parham entered the area and discharged 50,000 volts of electricity into Jackson’s upper left arm with his Taser gun. Parham, 40, allegedly told a county detective Jackson was banging his head against a wall and that he used the Taser to prevent the teen from hurting himself. Investigators noted Parham did not make mention of the head banging or use of his Taser in his initial report of the incident.

“I was disappointed and surprised by the verdict, but I respect the court’s decision,” said District Attorney Jack Whelan. “From what I understand, the judge (issued) a verdict slip, but (did) not give any basis or reason for it ... I looked at the evidence carefully and found the officer acted with excessive force. I still see it that way.

“This was a 17-year-old with his hands behind his back inside a cage, in a seated position, with shackles coming up behind him that were attached to the handcuffs. There are very few circumstances where it would be ever be justified to use a Taser in that scenario.”