"I want to reaffirm the municipality's unwavering commitment to the safety of all residents," said Kevin Lovaincy, the city's chief equity officer, in a press release. "All investigations conducted within the EODEI will be performed impartially, without bias, to ensure a system of checks and balances that protects the integrity of the process and upholds accountability."
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice said its two-year civil investigation into the city's department found multiple civil rights violations, including that officers allegedly sexually assaulted women and escalated minor incidents with force.
Officers would unreasonably use their tasers or police dogs to injure already subdued people or people who did not pose a threat, the DOJ said.
Some officers also allegedly had sex with prostitutes while on the clock, inappropriately engaged with suspected sex workers while undercover, and sexually assaulted women by demanding sex acts in exchange for police assistance, the DOJ said.
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