The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of being involved in the commercial sex trade, according to a report the U.S. Justice Department released Monday following a two year investigation.



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Report finds police in Massachusetts city let officers engage in sex with suspected prostitutes

The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts has allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of involvement in the commercial sex trade while also allowing other civil rights violations

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The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, has allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of involvement in the commercial sex trade while also allowing other civil rights

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Agency found that officers also used excessive force; sex was used in exchange for 'less or no punishment' for professional practice, which is a crime in Massachusetts An investigation conducted by the United States Department of Justice for two years revealed patterns of “outrageous” conduct by police in Worcester, Massachusetts, including excessive use of force and sexual contact between undercover officers and women suspected of prostitution.…

Agência descobriu que policiais também usavam força excessiva; sexo era usado em troca de 'menos ou nenhuma punição' pela prática profissional, que é crime em Massachusetts Uma investigação conduzida pelo Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos por dois anos revelou padrões de conduta “ultrajante” por parte da polícia em Worcester, Massachusetts, incluindo uso excessivo de força e contato sexual entre policiais à paisana e mulheres suspeitas …

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US police department 'allowed' sexual contact between undercover officers and women suspected of prostitution, federal investigation points out

Associated Press The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, has allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of involvement in the commercial sex trade while also allowing other civil rights violations. A 41-page report released Monday by the U.S. Justice Department found the police department has also employed excessive force, including the unjustified uses of tasers and police dogs and strikes to the head. A lawyer…

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Associated Press The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts has allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of involvement in the commercial sex trade while also allowing other civil rights violations. A 41-page report released Monday by the U.S. Justice Department found the police department has also employed excessive force, including the unjustified uses of tasers and police dogs and strikes to the head. A lawyer …

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing the Worcester, Massachusetts, Police Department of excessive force, sexual misconduct, and “disproportionate policing of black and Hispanic people” in a 43-page report released Dec. 9.
The report states that a two-year DOJ investigation found that Worcester police “unreasonably deploy Tasers, use police dogs, and strike people in the head.”
The report also alleged Worcester officers often needless…

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Worcester, Mass., Police Accused of Misconduct and Bias in DOJ Report

A report  by the U.S. Justice Department also accuses the Worcester, Massachusetts, Police Department of using excessive force and racially discriminatory policing.

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Police Department Reportedly Let Officers Have Sex With Suspected Prostitutes

The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, allowed officers to engage in sexual misconduct with women believed to be in the commercial sex trade, Justice Department investigators said in a report, according to WBUR.Investigators found that police officers "'rapidly escalated minor incidents by using more force than necessary' including during encounters with people who have behavioral health disabilities or are in crisis — a violation of…

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Police department allowed officers to engage in sexual misconduct with prostitutes: feds

The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of being involved in the commercial sex trade, according to a report the U.S. Justice Department released Monday following a two year investigation.

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Worcester police officers were accused of sexually assaulting women, engaging in sex acts with prostitutes, and other “egregious misconduct” in a new scathing report from the feds. The Department of Justice on Monday released a bombshell report about the Worcester Police Department, alleging that the city and police department have committed civil rights violations. “Based on this investigation, DOJ has reasonable cause to believe that WPD and t…

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Massachusetts police officers accused of sexually assaulting women, engaging in sex acts with prostitutes

Report finds police in Massachusetts city let officers engage in sex with suspected prostitutes

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