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$11,333.33 Paid by Santa Clara County to Teenage Girl Allegedly Beaten by Guards at County Juvenile Hall
Loaded on Feb. 19, 2022
by Chuck Sharman
Filed under:
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Settlements,
Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
Location:
California.
By Chuck Sharman
For a payment of $11,333.33, Santa Clara County, California, agreed on September 10, 2018, to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who, while still underage, was allegedly brutalized by a pair of mall cops before law enforcement then took her to the county juvenile …
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