D.C. Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson made a stunning claim at a community meeting Tuesday night saying she was told to have an abortion or be fired when she was a cadet. Now, another D.C. officer is coming forward, saying she too was told to end her pregnancy to keep her job.
At a community meeting Tuesday, D.C. Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson made a deeply personal and stunning statement. Dickerson, who is part of a $100 million lawsuit filed against the department by current and former female Black officers, said when she became pregnant as a young police cadet, she was told she had to have an abortion to keep her job.