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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Mustian

Woman raped in unmonitored drug sting sues police handlers

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A police informant raped twice during an undercover drug buy in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit alleging her law enforcement handlers failed to monitor her in real time and allowed the attack to “play out” despite concerns over how long she was inside a known stash house.

The suit filed this week in Alexandria alleges Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies “coerced” the woman into working as a confidential informant after her arrest on felony drug charges and failed to keep their promise to protect her if a purchase went bad.

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