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The woman known to jurors only as Jane Doe shook her head Thursday when her lawyer asked her a question she knew was coming but clearly dreaded — could she describe the injuries she suffered during five years in a Virginia-based sex trafficking ring?
The allegations have evolved since the lawsuit was filed in 2021. The lawsuit initially did not identify any of the officers by name.
A federal jury has heard testimony from a woman whose civil lawsuit accuses a former police chief in Virginia and three other officers of protecting a sex-trafficking ring they had used as clients
A woman, who says she is the victim of a prosecution ring, took the stand at the civil trial of former Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler and three officers.
Among those on trial are James Baumstark, the Asheville Police Department deputy chief who formerly served with the Alexandria department.