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Sexual Assault by Police States Claim
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1994, page 3
Susan Huffman was arrested by Pacific Grove Police and taken to the police station to be held pending a recognizance hearing. During the booking procedure a policeman molested and sexually assaulted her as two other policemen ignored her cries for help, looked on and laughed at her. She remained in …
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Police Misconduct,
Gender Discrimination -- Women,
Showers,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Restraints.
Location:
California.
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