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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Former Chicago police officer faces federal kidnap sex assault charges

Former Chicago Police Officer James Sajdak was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault. (Sun-Times file)

A federal grand jury has indicted a former longtime Chicago police officer on a civil rights charge in the alleged kidnapping and sexual abuse of an individual in March 2019.

James Sajdak, 64, pleaded not guilty through his attorney during an arraignment Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Cox. The 29-year veteran resigned from the Chicago Police Department as a sergeant in April 2019, according to CPD.

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