US EditionFBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the ‘Brave Cave’
- A woman has filed a federal lawsuit against two Baton Rouge police officers, accusing them of taking her to a narcotics processing facility known as a "torture warehouse". According to the lawsuit, the officers ordered her to undress and perform a degrading search in front of two male officers and a female officer.
- The lawsuit also claims that the Baton Rouge Police Department's Street Crimes Unit strip-searched 1,000 people this year based on reasonable suspicion, many of whom were released without being charged with a crime. This revelation has sparked public outcry against the police department.
- Multiple complaints of abuse have been reported from individuals who claim they were mistreated inside the warehouse facility. Attorneys representing victims plan to file additional lawsuits.
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FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the 'Brave Cave'
By Jim Mustian and Lea Skene, The Associated Press The FBI said Sept. 22 it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, La., assaulted drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the “Brave Cave.” In one case, a man says he was taken to the warehouse and beaten so severely he needed hospital care before being booked into jail. In another, a woman claims she was strip-s…
FBI launches inquiry into alleged abuse by police at Baton Rouge warehouse
An obscure warehouse known as the ‘Brave Cave’ was used by officers to detain and torture suspects, recent lawsuits claimThe FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assaulted drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the “Brave Cave.”In one case, a man says he was taken to the warehouse and beaten so severely he needed hospital care b…
FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the ’Brave Cave’
The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assaulted drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the "Brave Cave."
FBI investigates alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police building called the 'Brave Cave'
The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge, La., assaulted drug suspects they detained in the obscure warehouse.(Image credit: Baton Rouge Police Department via AP)
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