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phill4paul
02-03-2014, 08:40 AM
A federal lawsuit accuses eight Chicago police officers of planting evidence and illegally strip-searching three city residents in open air, with one plaintiff claiming she was forced to remove a tampon in front of male officers.


According to the complaint, the incident occurred on May 23, 2013. Douglas was driving with Halley and Ford as passengers when two officers in an unmarked police car stopped them. Standing in the middle of the public street, the officers allegedly handcuffed Halley and Ford, and proceeded to search down the fronts of their pants.

Douglas claimed the officers, finding nothing illegal on his body or in his car, “shackled one of his wrists” to a nearby window bar, “pulled his pants down to his ankles, bent him over, and searched his buttocks in the open air,” the complaint says.

The lawsuit also alleges that a female officer, identified as Defendant Wherfel, asked Halley to take off her pants and a tampon in front of five male officers in a “dirty alley,” despite her pleas against the “humiliating” orders. Wherfel then subjected Halley to a cavity search “while the five male Defendant officers looked on and made jokes and comments about Ms. Halley’s body.”

The lawsuit claims Officer Wherfel found nothing illegal on Halley. Shortly after the search, Wherfel allegedly reached into her sock and pulled out a small bag of heroin, which she claims was found tucked into Halley’s waistband.


The lawsuit includes counts of unlawful seizure, false arrest, conspiracy to violate civil rights, failure to intervene, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, indemnity and three counts of illegal search. It also includes one count against the City of Chicago for liability. The plaintiffs are asking for monetary damages.

Those are a lot of charges those officers will be facing. :rolleyes:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/178186/lawsuit-chicago-police-conducted-illegal-strip-searches-public#

aGameOfThrones
02-03-2014, 09:03 AM
They were just doing a safety search and a free medical exam, ungrateful!

Suzanimal
02-03-2014, 09:12 AM
They were just doing a safety search and a free medical exam, ungrateful!

Obamacare?

tod evans
02-03-2014, 09:44 AM
Those poor brave officers, they must have been traumatized!

Vacation time, counseling and pay raises for their bravery....

jkr
02-03-2014, 09:46 AM
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phill4paul
02-03-2014, 11:12 AM
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I just spewed my coffee. Thankfully, my beard got most of it.