Keandra Simmons, 41, alleges she was discriminated against by the Miami Police Department when she was demoted from a major to a lieutenant.
Keandra Simmons was demoted from a major to a lieutenant last week. Her demotion along with three others and other staffing changes was announced in a memo from Miami police chief Art Acevedo last week,But Simmons, 41, said her demotion, which she said comes with a pay cut of about $60,000 a year, was unfair and without justification.
"I stand for every Black woman, every little girl, everyone who aspires to be something and to just be cut down after all the hard work, commitment, dedication that I have given to my profession, just overall as a Black woman, it's a slap in the face," she said. Her attorney, Michael Pizzi, claimed that Simmons' demotion was in retaliation for a statement she gave during an internal affairs investigation into Deputy Chief Ronal Papier and his wife, Commander Nerly Papier.
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