Police sued over convicted ex-officer
Seven women involved in the criminal case against a former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of sexually assaulting women while on duty have filed a lawsuit accusing the city and its police force of failing to properly monitor the officer.
The federal civil rights lawsuit also alleges the city didn’t adequately test or train Daniel Holtzclaw and didn’t adequately investigate allegations of police abuse. The suit says the plaintiffs are among at least 14 women who Holtzclaw “stalked, stopped, arrested, and physically and sexually assaulted.”
Holtzclaw, 29, was sentenced to 263 years in prison after being convicted of rape, sexual battery and other charges plaintiffs. in December. The jury Oklahoma City police convicted him on counts spokesman Paco Balderrama involving eight of the 13 said he couldn’t women who had accused comment on pending litigation. him.
The lawsuit originally The lawsuit also cites was filed Feb. 25 by five allegations from a woman women, and then amended who was not among the Friday to add two more. 13 women in the criminal Holtzclaw was convicted case but reported being on charges related to four assaulted in November of the women suing, but 2013. Balderrama confirmed acquitted on charges connected to the other three Monday that the woman reported an assault, but said investigators determined nothing improper occurred.
“She did not report any type of sexual misconduct when she spoke to a supervisor about the incident,” Balderrama said.
The woman isn’t a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit, but she has filed a separate lawsuit against Holtzclaw and the city in state court.