Chicago’s police oversight agency says it has closed an investigation into allegations that city officers engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants housed at police stations. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said Friday its investigators had not “substantiated any claim of sexual misconduct between members of the Chicago Police Department and any new arrivals.” COPA added in a statement that it found “no victim or witness” and the case “will be closed without allegations or findings of misconduct” Chicago is among the U.S. cities struggling to provide shelter and other help to hundreds arriving from the southern border, with families sleeping in police station lobbies.
by city officers followings allegations that they engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants housed at police stations.
The agency said the case “will be closed without allegations or findings of misconduct" but said it has the authority to reopen the investigation if it receives “new material evidence.” Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyCOPA opened its investigation in early July after a text message, circulated among police officers and other city employees, alleged that a 29-year-old field training officer assigned to the police department's Ogden District had engaged in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female migrant who was housed at the police station, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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