Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid

Source: Associated Press

Chicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid

By DON BABWIN
December 13, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago City Council committee on Monday recommended paying $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a botched raid of her home in 2019.

The Finance Committee’s unanimous approval to recommend the settlement for social worker Anjanette Young will be considered Wednesday by the full City Council, which almost always follows the committee’s recommendations.

“The city has never disputed Ms. Young suffered an indignity” during the raid, city Corporation Counsel Celia Meza told the Finance Committee, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Kristen Cabanban, a spokeswoman for the city’s legal department, said Young’s attorney agreed to the settlement. The attorney, Keenan Saulter, didn’t immediately reply to an Associated Press seeking comment.

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