In a $1.2 million Manhattan federal court lawsuit, George David Try says Detective Erwin Noak of the Midtown North Precinct forced him to cop a feel while he was handcuffed for allegedly filing a false police report - and then repeatedly phoned him after he was released and propositioned him.

"I came to him for help, and he used his power against me," Try said yesterday. "I hope they take him off the force. I don't wish this on anyone else."

Try's lawyer, Susan Chana Lask, called the case "a serious abuse of police power."

"An arresting officer who would likely be called as a witness at a criminal trial shouldn't be calling the person he arrested up for dinner and drinks," she said.

Noak couldn't be reached for comment. An NYPD spokesman said the matter has been referred to the Internal Affairs Bureau but refused to comment on the litigation.

The suit says Noak started acting bizarrely shortly after Try went to the West 54th Street station house on Oct. 25 of last year to report his car stolen. While he was in the station house, a detective accused him of making up the claim and told him a witness had seen Try and a woman running from the allegedly stolen car.

Try told the cop that was nonsense - and to bolster his claim, told the officer in Noak's presence that he wouldn't have been out with a woman because he was gay.

"At that point, [Try] stated he would not answer any more questions unless he had his attorney present."

The officer then put Try into a holding cell directly across from Noak's desk, the suit says. "Noak then proceeded to smile at [Try] flirtatiously," and later complimented the 20-year-old's eyes and smile, the suit says. Try said he was forced to sign a statement admitting he'd falsely reported the car stolen to collect insurance money - even though he told the cops he had no insurance.

Noak took Try out of the cell after six hours to take him to Central Booking, on a charge of filing a false report, and while handcuffing him, pulled Try's hands into his crotch, the suit says. Try said he "didn't say a word" at the time because he "was scared."

The suit says Noak took Try's cell-phone number from his arrest record, and "repeatedly called" him after his release from jail. Try said he ignored the first 10 calls, and after he finally spoke to the cop on the 11th call, Noak ended the conversation by asking him out.

He said that he contacted lawyer Lask and on her advice started "playing along" and taping their conversations. In one of those conversations, Noak, who's married, says he wants to get together with Try, and that he'd bring his cuffs and "might bring my gun, too."

In another talk, Try told Noak he had a dream about him, and the detective asked, "Who was giving and who was receiving?"

The insurance-fraud charge was later dropped, but Try is still charged with filing a false report. He's due back in court Monday.