A man is suing police in Washington D.C. for conducting an invasive body search where they probed his anus and grabbed his genitals.

M.B. Cottingham, 39, was stopped and frisked by Metropolitan Police Department Officer Sean Lojacono on September 27 in Bellevue.

Cottingham - who works as an ice cream vendor - had been going over his birthday plans with friends when two cops cars arrived on the scene, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

M.B. Cottingham, 39, was stopped and frisked by Metropolitan Police Department Officer Sean Lojacono on September 27 in Bellevue

The man and his friends informed officers that they did not have any weapons, before Cottingham pulled out some cannabis from his sock.

Recreational use of cannabis is allowed in D.C. and Cottingham had the legal amount, but he still chose to let Lojacono pat him down in an effort to avoid confrontation.

In video of the search, Lojacono can be seen putting his fingers deep into the crevices made by Cottingham's sweatpants.

In video of the search, Lojacono can be seen putting his fingers deep into the crevices made by Cottingham's sweatpants

'He stuck his finger in my crack, man,' Cottingham said to his friend who was filming the search. 'Don't do that, man … I don't have nothing.'

As Cottingham flinches from the invasive search, he still tries his best to comply with the officer's request and even squats down to allow the search to carry on.

But Lojacono continues his invasive search and steady digging his fingers into the areas.

'Stop fingering me though, bruh,' Cottingham can be heard telling the officer, before asserting that Lojacono is still 'fingering' him in the 'a**.'

'Stop fingering me though, bruh,' Cottingham can be heard telling the officer, before asserting that Lojacono is still 'fingering' him in the 'a**'

Scott Michelman, ACLU-DC Senior Staff Attorney, is representing Cottingham and believes that the officers violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure

The officer tells Cottingham, 'I'm outside your pants, bro,' before telling the vendor to relax.

'Don't sit here and finger my a— like that, like I'm not a man,' Cottingham said.

The two continue to go back and forth before the officers eventually uncuff and head back to their vehicles. Another officer can also be seen emptying the contents of a liquor bottle as well.

But as the officers take off, one gets on the intercom and asks 'How y'all doing Worldstar' as they taunt the man filming the encounter.

The camera man goes off, letting the officers know that he has filmed the whole ordeal and calling the whole thing 'wild.'

A different officer can also be seen emptying the contents of a liquor bottle as well, when the police leave the scene

But as the officers take off, one gets on the intercom and asks 'How y'all doing Worldstar' as they taunt the man filming the encounter

Scott Michelman, ACLU-DC Senior Staff Attorney, is representing Cottingham and believes that the officers violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

'This shocking and unjustified invasion of Mr. Cottingham's privacy was a violation of his constitutional rights and basic dignity,' he said.

'When a routine frisk turns into a search this invasive, the officer is not pursuing a legitimate law enforcement purpose but simply degrading someone and asserting his own power.'

He continued by asserting that the behavior in the increasingly gentrified city is indicative of a culture of ridiculous stops and frisks.

Cottingham experienced severe physical discomfort following the probe. He also is suffering from anxiety, depression and fears being in public, since the incident occurred (seen in an ACLU video)

Michelman added: 'MPD's failure to comply with D.C. law about data collection denies the Council and the public the information needed to facilitate meaningful oversight over police practices. As a result, abusive searches like the one Mr. Cottingham experienced are more likely to occur.'

According to the ACLU, MPD Chief Peter Newsham had seen the video and gave his opinion at a D.C. Council hearing on July 12.

'It looked like it was an inappropriate touching by the officer,' he said.

Cottingham experienced severe physical discomfort following the probe. He also is suffering from anxiety, depression and fears being in public, since the incident occurred.

'I've never been so humiliated in my life,' said Cottingham. 'It's bad enough that members of my community are stopped and frisked by the police all the time. I've been frisked many times and even beaten by police. But this officer treated me like I'm not even a human being.'