FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2018, file photo, a fan is taken into custody after violence erupted in parking lot M as Philadelphia Police Department officers and Pennsylvania State Police troopers on horseback tried to disperse fans who were tailgating, hours before the Philadelphia Eagles were scheduled to host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship NFL football game in Philadelphia. Andrew Tornetta, a Philadelphia Eagles fan accused of punching a police horse and a mounted officer before the Eagles' NFC championship victory, filed a lawsuit against the team and police Wednesday, May 30, maintaining he didn't strike the horse and alleging assault and battery by the police, claiming he was beaten for no reason. (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger via AP, File)

FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2018, file photo, a fan is taken into custody after violence erupted in parking lot M as Philadelphia Police Department officers and Pennsylvania State Police troopers on horseback tried to disperse fans who were tailgating, hours before the Philadelphia Eagles were scheduled to host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC championship NFL football game in Philadelphia. Andrew Tornetta, a Philadelphia Eagles fan accused of punching a police horse and a mounted officer before the Eagles' NFC championship victory, filed a lawsuit against the team and police Wednesday, May 30, maintaining he didn't strike the horse and alleging assault and battery by the police, claiming he was beaten for no reason. (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger via AP, File)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia Eagles fan accused of punching a police horse and a mounted officer before the Eagles’ NFC championship victory is suing the team and police, claiming he didn’t strike the horse and he was beaten for no reason.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the lawsuit Andrew Tornetta filed Wednesday alleges assault and battery by the police and seeks damages in excess of $50,000.

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The 20-year-old Tornetta says as a result of the beating, his “false” arrest and demonization in the media he has suffered “physical pain, discomfort, trauma, humiliation, embarrassment, emotional distress” and sleeplessness.

The Eagles and city and state police say they won’t comment on pending legal action.

The Eagles’ 38-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in January sent them to the Super Bowl, in which they beat the New England Patriots 41-33.

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Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.inquirer.com