A homeless man is suing the Honolulu Police Department after an officer allegedly forced him to lick a urinal to avoid arrest when he was caught taking shelter in a public restroom.

The Associated Press reported Monday that Samuel Ingall is suing the department and the city after he says an officer told him that the “only way he could avoid arrest was by licking the urinal in the bathroom."

It was at that point, Ingall says, that he "knelt before the urinal and licked the urinal."

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The lawsuit comes after a police officer with the department pleaded guilty in December to depriving Ingall of his civil rights, while another officer who has since left the department pleaded guilty to not informing his superiors about the incident.

“For now, we’ll decline comment on the pending litigation,” a spokesperson for the city of Honolulu told the AP.

The officer primarily involved with the incident, John Rabago, reportedly remains on restricted duty over Ingall's accusation.

Both officers are named as defendants in the case, as is the city. Ingall is reportedly receiving treatment for a substance abuse problem and plans to move into a sober living household, according to his attorney.