Settling for Misconduct
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Case 12-CV-9695

$10,000

ILLEGAL SEARCH/SEIZURE

Minor Strip search Excessive force Illegal search/seizure

Plaintiff: J.W.

Incident date: 11/01/2012

Location: 6530 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

Allegations:

J.W., a student at William Howard Taft High School, was brought to the boys' bathroom by officers, who were also employed as Chicago Public School security guards. In the bathroom, Officer Garcia told J.W. to undo his belt, then grabbed and pulled down J.W.'s pants and underwear and proceeded to feel and search his genitals. The school's assistant vice-principal, a female, was in the bathroom with the officers watching J.W. get searched. Officers had no legal justification for this strip search.

KEVIN GARCIA

POLICE OFFICER

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$17,500 total payments