WESTVILLE -- A Camden County woman who asserts she was denied access to a bathroom after being arrested and made to urinate on the floor of a jail cell has received a $180,000 settlement.

Rosa Badalamenti of Brooklawn also said police used excessive force when she was taken into custody outside Schileen's Pub in March 2010, according to court papers from the suit.

News of the settlement was first reported by NJ Civil Settlements, a blog which details settlements paid by New Jersey government agencies and their insurers to those who have sued them.

Badalamenti said when she told police that she needed to use a restroom, she was told by an officer to use the floor of a cell, which contained neither a toilet nor a drain.

When she objected, the cop simply repeated his suggestion, the suit says.

While handcuffed to a bench, Badalamenti then lowered her jeans and undergarments and relieved herself in view of several laughing male officers, the suit says. She asserts she was forced to urinate in the cell "due to excessive painful urgency and pressure," according to court papers.

The suit added the earlier arrest left Badalamenti with bruises on her chest, wrists and arms.

Badalamenti's evening took a turn for the worse when she stepped out of the bar around 8:30 p.m. to smoke a cigarette, according to CourierPostOnline.com. Cops said she leaned against a patrol car while they were making a motor vehicle stop and then didn't comply with their request to leave the area.

She first asked to use the bathroom while being driven to the police station to be processed, the report said. Police said Badalamenti was being loud and disorderly and that she'd be allowed to visit a restroom when she calmed down.

In agreeing to the settlement, Westville police didn't admit to any wrongdoing.

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