Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Pennsylvania

Defamation/False Arrest

I was coaching my son's football game and a fight between players broke out on the field. Another coach pushed the kids apart and the opposing team became very upset, fighting in the stands etc. The police came and 3 police officers removed me from the field because they said they identified me on viseo tape as the coach who pushed the kids. They made me write a statement and kept me at the police station until the game was over. They never did read me my rights or put hand cuffs on me. After the game they admitted that they ''had the wrong guy''. The whole community saw this take place and now my son is even being questioned by his teachers as to what I did at the game. On top of it all, I understand that information came over the police radio to the officers on the scene that I was not the guilty party... before they conmfronted me What is my recourse?

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