HPD Lawsuit Settlement: Teen Arrested By Classmate s Father To Receive $150,000 - Honolulu Civil Beat
The lawsuit prompted the Honolulu Police Commission to recommend that HPD implement a conflict of interest policy. Reading time: 2 minutes.
Honolulu taxpayers will pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit in which a Honolulu police officer was accused of wrongfully arresting a 15-year-old who was allegedly being bullied by the officer’s son at school.
Honolulu City Council members are slated to approve the settlement at their meeting on Wednesday.
Jorge Rivera and his mother Jennifer Rivera sued the City and County of Honolulu, Ofc. Kirk Uemura and others in federal court in October with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and attorneys Eric Seitz and Terry Revere.
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