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BENNINGTON â The state Human Rights Commission has agreed to investigate accusations that the Bennington Select Board retaliated and racially discriminated against a biracial couple who complained about their treatment by Bennington police, the complainantsâ legal representatives said Monday.
The American Civil Liberties Union said the commission confirmed Friday that it is accepting a formal complaint filed Wednesday by Joel Fowler, a Black man, and his girlfriend, Cassandra Keating.
The former Bennington residents allege that town leaders publicized confidential information about them after they complained of racially-motivated policing by the local police department â board action that they described as retaliatory and illegal. The couple said this was also discriminatory because it discourages other Black people from reporting police misconduct.
ACLU expected to file rights complaint against Bennington
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ACLU says it will file rights complaint against Bennington
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