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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Justin Rohrlich

Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination

Anthony Williams and Katsiaryna Shasholka aboard the flight in question - (US District Court for the Southern District of Florida)

A retired police officer headed to Florida for his honeymoon was falsely accused of human trafficking by a traveler who spotted the ex-cop, who is Black, with his new wife, who is white, and believed he was witnessing a crime in progress, according to a bombshell federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

In September 2022, newlyweds Anthony Williams and Katsiaryna Shasholka were aboard American Airlines flight 2408, from their hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, to Miami, when a fellow passenger became suspicious and reported the mixed-race couple to the cabin crew, the complaint states.

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