Afternoon Briefing: COPA unable to find witnesses in CPD migrant sex misconduct probe

Good afternoon, Chicago.

After more than two months, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability has not located any witnesses in its investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct involving at least one Chicago police officer and a migrant housed at the Ogden District station on the West Side.

Ephraim Eaddy, COPA’s first deputy chief administrator, said in a statement today that the agency’s investigation remains open and ongoing.

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