Atlanta police suspend sergeant for kicking handcuffed woman in head
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Picture of an officer with the Atlanta Police Department on the sidewalk outside of Woodruff Park on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
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The Atlanta Police Department said it had suspended a police sergeant without pay after a viral video showed him kicking a woman who was handcuffed in the head.
In a statement, the department said Chief Rodney Bryant and commanders became aware of the video on Monday.
The Washington Post reported that the video, which was posted on Instagram, of the woman lying face down on the ground handcuffed with her hands behind her back. The six-second video then showed the woman lifting her head up and then the unnamed sergeant kicking her in the head.
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