First Circuit Court Of Appeals Affirms Judgment In Favor Of Fall River Police Chief In Case Alleging That The Plaintiff Was Raped By A Police Officer
In 2015, RJA secured the dismissal of a civil rights claim brought against the Chief of Police for the City of Fall River. The plaintiff in the action accused a Fall River police officer of raping her while the officer was on duty, and the claim against the Chief of Police was that the Chief had failed to supervise or discipline the officer appropriately in