violence against women

Texas Cop Raped Prisoner, Entire Police Department Watched, Offered Victim Taco Instead of Reporting Assault

A Texas cop raped his prisoner on video, while the entire department watched.
Now the victim is suing the town of 4,000 residents for $5,000,000.
The tiny border town of La Joya only has a total of 11 police officers, and seven active officers have been named in the lawsuit including the current chief. La Joya’s former chief is also a named defendant.

Watch: Florida Sheriff’s Officer Arrested and Fired for Beating Handcuffed Woman

A rookie Florida law enforcement officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed woman was fired and arrested Thursday.
Jacksonville sheriff’s officer Akinyemi Borisade, 26, was charged with simple battery.
However, sheriff officials said he will have a chance at “name clearing,” which will enable him to be hired at another law enforcement agency, according to News 4 Jax.

Miami Cop Charged with Drug Trafficking While Out on Bail for Sexual Battery and Armed Kidnapping

A former Miami cop accused of fondling a woman in the back of his patrol car escaped armed kidnapping and sexual battery charges Monday but now faces charges for buying $60,000 worth of cocaine from a confidential informant.
In 2011, Luis Hernandez picked up the 44-year-old victim from police headquarters to transport her to the Miami-Dade County jail after she was arrested following a bar brawl.
But instead of taking her to the jail, he drove her to a parking lot and told her, “I’m going to help you.”

Florida Cop Nailed With Felony Witness Tampering Charge While Defending Underage Sex Crime Allegations

The world’s smallest police station just got a little lonelier, as a Florida cop working for the panhandle town of Carrabelle got nailed with a second round of felony criminal charges.
Now, the Florida cop is facing life in jail, after his state’s top law enforcement agency the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) added a felony witness tampering charge to the serious sex crime allegations 49-year old Glenn Darius Hampton May was already defending for child pornography and sexual battery with a minor between the ages of 12-18.

Michigan Cop Nails Jogger With Felony, Really Did Nothing Wrong, Pleaded Guilty Anyway

A Michigan cop arrested a runner for refusing to identify herself to the officer, who claimed she was jogging down the wrong side of the road.
But the cop was wrong.
It didn’t matter, because bad legal counsel turned a clueless citizen’s bad situation into a criminal conviction.
It cost her $707 in fines.
Vera Pecaj followed her lawyer’s advice to take a plea bargain to misdemeanor charges, because she was afraid of losing possible felony verdict in court.

Wisconsin Police Ignored Years of Complaints Against Fellow Cop Sentenced to Prison for Killing Woman, Stuffing Body in Suitcase

A former Wisconsin police officer received 35 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to killing a woman he met on a bondage website, asphyxiating the 19-year-old woman before hiding her body in a suitcase he threw on the side of a highway in Warworth County, Minnesota.
Steven Zelich, 54, is still facing charges of killing a 37-year-old woman in the same manner.
Complaints against Zelich began mounting years before the murders took place but went ignored by the West Allis Police Department, which employed him from 1989 to 2001.

Wisconsin Teen Girl Pepper Sprayed at Trump Rally, After Throwing Punch, By Man With Red Hat (UPDATED)

A 15-year old girl at a Trump rally was pepper sprayed in the face, after tossing a jab at someone off-camera, while surrounded by a horde of Wisconsin supporters of the Republican candidate for President.
As you can see in the video below, numerous other people recorded the incident at a political rally in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Now, local authorities are seeking to identify the person wielding the pepper spray.
He wasn’t the guy punched.

New Mexico Police Pay Victim $3MM Settlement, Detective Raped Teenage Girl on Ride-Along, Was HIV Positive

One Millennial teenager wanted to be a cop, but that dream ended when a New Mexico detective took her for a ride, to give her a taste of police culture.
What happens in a ride-along stays in a ride-along.
Right?
In a terrifying case of sexual misconduct, a New Mexico detective took a wrong turn too many in his ride-along with a then 17-year-old girl
The detective was HIV positive too.

WATCH: Florida Cop Body Slams Woman, Knocking Her Out, Then Claims She is Faking It (Updated)

A Florida mayor is saying we should not rush to judgment over a video that is going  viral, showing a Cape Coral police officer running up to a drunk woman arguing with her boyfriend who had taken her keys, then grabbing her and throwing her to the ground.
But the video, recorded early Sunday morning outside of a bar, leaves much to judge the cop on.
In fact, he has since been placed on paid administrative leave, even though his name has not been released.