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A complaint submitted Thursday to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability spurred an internal Chicago Police investigation

into allegations of at least one officer having sexual contact with a migrant housed at a West Side police station.

In a statement issued Friday, COPA first deputy chief administrator Ephraim Eaddy said the agency alerted CPD internal affairs upon receipt of the complaint against “members” of the department.

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Romal holds his daughter, Athar, on June 26, 2023, in the suburban Seattle area.
Romal holds his daughter, Athar, on June 26, 2023, in the suburban Seattle area.

From thousands of miles away, an Army veteran and ‘big brother’ fights to keep a promise in aftermath of war

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In this Feb. 8, 2017, photo, former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains, Georgia.
In this Feb. 8, 2017, photo, former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains, Georgia.

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