Policeman Accuses Fellow Cops Of Anti-Transgender Incident

By Stephen Gossett in News on Dec 14, 2016 9:40PM

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Awful news has surfaced of an allegedly unpunished anti-transgender crime within the Chicago Police Department.

A CPD officer filed a federal suit against eight other officers, accusing them of distributing a photograph of a nude transgender person whom the officers said was his wife, according to news reports.

The lawsuit reportedly describes the photo as "horrific, demeaning and profoundly disrespectful to Plaintiff Davis and Davis' wife."

The suit, which was filed on Thursday by Officer Cornelius Davis and his wife (as Jane Doe) in the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that officers mistreated him and considered him a “snitch” after Davis complained about the incident to Internal Affairs last year, according to the Tribune and Sun-Times. But the department never did anything to punish the officers, the suit alleges. According to the reports, Davis also claims in the suit that he was struck by one of the eight officers without reason after the officer felt emboldened by the lack of discipline.

The Department responded in with the following statement:

“CPD takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and has zero tolerance for any substantiated cases. Over the past year, the Chicago Police Department has implemented a number of measures to protect those who may report misconduct as part of the numerous reforms to increase public trust and accountability.”

Police Union President Dean Angelo was not immediately available for comment. This post will be updated as necessary.