Prime for abuse : Lack of oversight lets Phoenix police add protesters to gang database
Phoenix police added protesters under a fictional gang.
and last updated 2021-05-25 01:21:32-04
PHOENIX â âACABâ was never a real criminal street gang in Phoenix.
But as part of an effort to overcharge and suppress a group of police protesters, city officers and county prosecutors made it up in late 2020.
The fictional gang, an acronym for the common protest chant âAll Cops are Bastards,â was created by officials using wild exaggerations, lies, and an informant with a documented history of lying.
Despite those problems, 17 protesters were officially documented as members of âACABâ and added to Arizonaâs gang database, according to records obtained by ABC15.
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Homeland Security agents arrest Mesa man accused of child sexual exploitation
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and last updated 2021-05-20 12:02:13-04
MESA, AZ â A Mesa man accused of child sexual exploitation has been arrested by Homeland Security agents last week.
Justin Hansing, 36, was arrested by special agents on May 13 after explicit conversations were traced to his home.
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Agents executed a search warrant and located images depicting the sexual assault of a minor, which was determined by investigators to involve children under the age of 10.
Hansing admitted to possession of the material.
The case is being prosecuted by the Maricopa County Attorney s Office.
Top Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office supervisor resigns as office deals with protest charges scandal
Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council
and last updated 2021-05-19 21:15:47-04
PHOENIX â As the Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office continues to deal with a scandal for overcharging protesters, a high-level supervisor above the cases submitted his letter of resignation this week.
Division chief Vince Goddard, who has worked as a prosecutor in both Maricopa and Pinal counties, wrote his last day will be at the end of the month.
A Maricopa County Attorney s Office division chief has resigned.
Vince Goddard submitted this letter Monday. MCAO says he was not asked.
Phoenix Police Department falsely claimed protester stabbed officer with âsharpenedâ umbrella
Phoenix officers embellished the facts in another protest arrest last year by falsely claiming a demonstrator intentionally stabbed a sergeant with a sharpened umbrella tip, according to cell phone video and evidence photos obtained by ABC15.
and last updated 2021-05-19 01:19:05-04
PHOENIX â Phoenix officers embellished the facts in another protest arrest last year by falsely claiming a demonstrator intentionally stabbed a sergeant with a sharpened umbrella tip, according to cell phone video and evidence photos obtained by ABC15.
Community groups said the criminal case against Suvarna Ratnam is the last Phoenix protest case that