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Washington: $260,000 Settlement in Unlawful Strip Search and Taser Case

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2012

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Stun Guns/Tasers. Location: Washington.

A woman who was illegally strip searched and then Tasered was awarded a $260,000 settlement against the City of Olympia, Washington.

Cynthia Brown was arrested on August 19, 2008 for trespassing and taken to the Olympia City Jail. During intake, she was ordered to submit to a strip search by ...

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