https://revealnews.org/article/taylor-cadle-polk-county-false-reporting/
created by caveatlector73 on 27/11/2024 at 01:24 UTC
365 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)
Comment by caveatlector73 at 27/11/2024 at 01:29 UTC
126 upvotes, 0 direct replies
When she was 12-years-old Taylor was asked by a church member why she was distressed. She shared that she had been sexually molested repeatedly by her guardian for years. And then in a county that boasted that children were safe the victim became a suspect. Not because there were no supporting facts, but because the police officer chose not to believe her before anyone had been interviewed or testing done. Told she was lying Taylor reiterated that she was not. She has never stopped saying she was not lying.
From the article:
"The way Taylor was treated—as a victim, but also as a suspect—flies in the face of best practices in handling sexual assault investigations. Her case isn’t an isolated one. In a multiyear investigation[1], the Center for Investigative Reporting identified hundreds of similar cases across the country in which police criminalized the very people reporting sexual assault. "
Comment by Masark at 27/11/2024 at 03:11 UTC
93 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Any police or sheriff department claiming to be "tough on crime" should have the FBI examining their colon.
Dollars to doughnuts, the department itself is a hotbed of crime.
Unfortunately, this problem is only going to get worse for at least another 4 years.