IMPD Update: Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed

UPDATE: Ivoré Westfield and Rachel Harding, the two women involved in the May 31 IMPD officer assault incident, have filed an excessive force lawsuit against the four IMPD officers involved.

According to the Indy Star, the federal lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, seeks:

  • Actual and compensatory damages

  • Punitive damages in an amount sufficient to deter Defendants from again engaging in the conduct described herein;

  • Reasonable attorney's fees

  • Litigation costs and expenses

Read more in the Indy Star’s report.

Read Women4Change’s initial response to the incident here.

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