Raped by a Police Officer

A federal court in Alabama awarded $1 million to a woman with an intellectual disability who was raped by a police officer in her apartment after he answered a call to help her and her husband find her missing medical device. The officer did not defend himself in the suit.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A federal court in Alabama awarded $1 million to a woman with an intellectual disability who was raped by a police officer in her apartment after he answered a call to help her and her husband find her missing medical device. The officer did not defend himself in the suit.

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