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Bodycam footage has revealed the moment a woman was handcuffed naked when police mistakenly raided her Chicago home.
Officers broke down social worker Anjanette Young’s door and stormed into her apartment yelling “hands up, hands up” before she had a chance to dress.
The 50-year-old man, who was getting ready for bed, can be heard yelling at the police and saying, “You are in the wrong house!”
Finally, she was given a duvet to cover herself after officers handcuffed her naked in the ordeal in February 2019.
The social worker finally got a cap
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologized to Ms. Young during an emotional press conference Wednesday.
It comes days after Ms Lightfoot’s administration went to federal court to try to stop Chicago television station WBBM from broadcasting the footage, but was denied.
“I am deeply sorry and concerned that her home was invaded and that she would have to face the humiliation and trauma she suffered. That is not right,” Ms. Lightfoot said.
“It just shouldn’t have happened. And I’ll make sure there is full responsibility for what happened.”
Ms. Lightfoot initially tried to distance herself from the incident, saying it happened before she took office in May 2019, and blamed the Civil Police Responsibility Office (COPA) for not releasing the video earlier.
The COPA investigation, which could include recommendations to discipline officers, is ongoing.
The footage drew widespread criticism, including from black state legislators who called it “an act of racism, gender-based violence and yet another violation of the dignity and safety of a black woman.”
Ms. Young’s attorney said there was an attempt to cover up the raid, describing it as “a very eerily similar situation” to the one that killed Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky in March.
Ms Young said Wednesday that the incident of February 21, 2019 is something she will carry with her “forever.”
He said that having the video in the public sphere was difficult but necessary.
Anjanette Young said the incident would stay with her ‘forever’
“I want accountability,” he told reporters in Chicago. “I don’t need followers on social media, I don’t need that kind of thing. Responsibility.”
Ms. Young obtained the video as part of her lawsuit against the city.
Chicago had also filed a request for Ms. Young to be penalized for allegedly violating a confidentiality order.
Mayor Lightfoot said that Ms. Young should not be punished and that she is a victim.
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