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They went to check that everything was fine in a house and ended up arresting a woman who was naked in her apartment.
That’s why what followed in May 2014 will pay off now compensation in Carolyn O’Neal, Colorado. The woman filed a lawsuit against the sheriff’s office for her ordeal, and the case was recently settled, being acquitted and awarded $ 2.4 million in damages.
According to the “Denver Post” report, the police officers responded to a call from a woman who may have been injured. O’Neal assured police that he had no intention of hurting himself. She was naked because she was getting ready to take a bath.
Colorado County Pays $ 2.4 Million to Woman Wrongfully Arrested While Naked https://t.co/x1BH6IlncT pic.twitter.com/zemGZdzuqd
– New York Post (@nypost) December 22, 2020
However, the police entered the apartment, took the key from the caretaker, threw it on the bed and arrested her. She was still naked when she was taken to the detention center and tied to a chair for several hours.
They even used the Taser twice against her, while she was handcuffed to the chair.
“It was a scandalous story,” his attorney, David Lane, told the Denver Post. cut».
The state court ruled last year on $ 3.6 million in damages for O’Neal, the federal judge later ruled that $ 2.1 million was a good amount and in an appeal filed by both parties decided to find them out of court.
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