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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Kenosha off-duty officer sued for kneeling on 12-year-old girl’s neck

A white Wisconsin police officer, working as a school security guard while off duty, is facing a lawsuit from the family of a 12-year-old Black girl after he held his knee on her neck for more than 20 seconds while breaking up a fight at school.

The lawsuit accuses the officer, whose actions were caught on tape, of using an illegal chokehold.

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