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Federal Jury Awards Michigan Woman $1,048,000 over Retaliatory Arrests
Loaded on July 27, 2018
by Christopher Zoukis
Filed under:
Sexual Assault,
Retaliation,
First Amendment, rights,
42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
Location:
Michigan.
A Michigan woman who police arrested twice on charges of filing a false police report of rape was awarded just over $1 million after a federal jury found that the arrests were in retaliation for her criticism of the detective who investigated her rape complaint.
Linda Sonte Everson, a ...
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