Civil rights attorney John Burris on Thursday announced a federal lawsuit against the city of Antioch and members of the police department, the latest turn in the racist texting scandal embroiling the department.
Burris said what was most egregious about the texting scandal is that there were supervisors, including sergeants and lieutenants, included in many of the group texts who did nothing to stop the behavior.
After Burris' initial remarks at the press conference, several Antioch citizens spoke to reporters who said they or their family members were targeted by Antioch police officers; they detailed claims of harassment, physical beatings, and even being robbed of cash and other possessions by officers. The existence of the text messages became known last month as a result of an ongoing federal probe into Antioch and Pittsburg police officers. The FBI — which is investigating alleged fraud, bribery, drug distribution and civil rights violations related to the use of force in the department — found the messages after agents served search warrants on a number of officers' homes.
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