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$12.5M claim filed against Phoenix for body-cavity search
PHOENIX — A woman has filed a $12.5 million claim against Phoenix, alleging she was subjected to a body-cavity search that amounted to sexual assault.
Attorneys filed the notice Monday for Erica Reynolds.
The Associated Press does not name people who allege sexual assault, but Reynolds openly outlined her allegations last week at a City Council meeting.
A city spokesman declined to comment on pending litigation.
The claim says Reynolds was pulled over Dec. 26 in a drug-trafficking investigation and taken to a station where a female police officer conducted a body-cavity search.
Read more: https://www.abqjournal.com/1332588/12-5m-claim-filed-against-phoenix-for-body-cavity-search.html
(Albuquerque Journal)