Home invasionMinorDestroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceWitness manipulationFalse arrest or reportOther charges filed
Plaintiff:
Thaddeus Jimenez
Incident date:
02/03/1993
Allegations:
At 13 years old, Jimenez was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Throughout the course of his criminal trial, the defendant officers ignored and failed to pursue evidence that established Jiminez's innocence, including, but not limited to, a tape-recorded confession from the actual murderer. In 1997, Jiminez was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison. He served 16 years. In 2009, after the State's Attorney's Office reinvestigated his case, the Chief Judge of the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County granted Jiminez a Certificate of Innocence.