A team of reporters from the nonprofit journalism organization, an invisible laboratory and Propoblica, have reviewed more than 300 sexual assault and misconduct complaints filed against Chicago police officers over the past decade.
But experts say it is probably lacking.
You need your help to understand the scope and scale of this issue. We want to talk to people who have experienced sexual misconduct and sexual assault by Chicago police. This study defined police sexual assault, sexual assault, unwanted, inappropriate emotional or comments, and sexual harassment by police officers on or off-duty. Researchers and advocates say sexual misconduct is “a scope of conduct.”
This behavior can include, but is not limited to:
Chicago police officers include asking for a phone number for reasons not related to the case, and flirting with someone, including making other inappropriate comments while Chicago police officers are ticketing or arresting Chicago police officers, arresting or arresting sexual assaults, arresting or arresting sexual assaults, or making unnecessary physical contact with someone.
You can share your experiences using the form below. If you are a current or retired Chicago police officer with information you can share about this matter, please contact us.
If you would like to speak directly to the reporter, you can contact the reporting team by calling or texting at 312-488-9552. You can also send messages to reporter Maria Inezuzamudio at a safer signal with Mizamudio.95.
Thank you for sharing your story and we take your privacy seriously. We are collecting this information for reporting purposes. If you would like to publish a portion of your story, we will contact you.
As journalists, our role is to write about the issue. We cannot provide legal advice or other support. However, there are resources available. These cases may be derived from painful experiences and support is available if necessary.
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Reported by Andrew Fan, Maheen Khan, Maira Khwaja and Trina Reynolds-Tyler of Invisible Institute, Ashley Clarke from Propublica contributed to the research.
