STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 26-year-old Westerleigh man claims seven cops beat and sexually assaulted him during a February drug arrest, and then threatened his life if he spoke out about the attack, according to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court.



Vincent Delgrosso alleges officers from the Staten Island Gang Squad pulled him from his car, threw him to the ground, pulled down his pants and stuck an object into his rectum after they stopped his car on Watchogue Road and arrested him for possession of PCP on Feb. 17.



The court papers also allege that the officers punched, kicked and pistol-whipped Delgrosso, laughed during the beating and called him a "f-----."



They threatened to "shoot him in the mouth if he told any medical personnel about the beating," according to the lawsuit.



Photos supplied to the Advance by Richard Cardinale, Delgrosso's attorney, show bruised, red and swollen eyes and lips, bloody lacerations on his face and head and red welts on his back. The photos were taken at the 120th Precinct stationhouse in St. George and at Rikers Island.



Following the alleged assault, Delgrosso was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where "one of the defendants stood guard while plaintiff was speaking with the doctor and attempted to intimidate and frighten plaintiff," court papers show.



Delgrosso also received medical treatment at Rikers Island, and then at Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze.



Records from Staten Island University Hospital indicate Delgrosso suffered from rectal bleeding that was precipitated by trauma," along with bruises and scratches. He also received mental health treatment from a social worker, the court papers show.



Delgrosso was convicted of the sale of a controlled substance.