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A Minnesota teenager and woman have filed separate lawsuits against Derek Chauvin, claiming that had he been punished for their violent arrests five years

The complaint alleges Chauvin hit Pope in the head multiple times with a metal flashlight, and eventually, put Pope on the floor in the prone position with a knee on Pope’s upper back and neck.

Bodycam footage shows Chauvin kneeling on the necks of two civilians prior to his murder of George Floyd.

A teen pinned under Derek Chauvin’s knee three years before George Floyd’s murder filed one of two federal civil rights lawsuits against Chauvin Tuesday.

A teenager who was pinned under Derek Chauvins knee three years before George Floyds murder filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday, saying in an interview that Minneapolis Police Department should have fired or disciplined the ex-officer for the earlier incident.

The complaint alleges Chauvin hit Pope in the head multiple times with a metal flashlight, and eventually, put Pope on the floor in the prone position with a knee on Pope’s upper back and neck.

Lawyers representing two people who are accusing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are expected to speak Tuesday afternoon after they say two lawsuits have been filed against him, as well as the city and seven other officers, regarding misconduct, excessive force and racial discrimination.