A woman from San Antonio (TX), which argues that the police subjected her to a vaginal examination on the street requires a $205 thousand
40-year-old Natalie Simms sued the city and former detective Mara Wilson, who pulled out a tampon, despite the fact that the officer warned that women menstruation.
Simms was sitting on the curb of the street waiting for her boyfriend in August 2016, when the police came to search her and her car, believing that she may have illicit drugs.
A recording from the DVR shows as detective Wilson examines the pockets of Simms, before asking her to «spread her legs».
In the transcript of the footage detective Wilson said that she was just going to «inspect».
When Simms asked if she’s hiding anything in the vagina, she said no, but then told detective Wilson that she got her period.
The officer repeatedly asked Simms if she has a tampon, saying, «I just want to make sure that it is.»
«She undid her pants and underwear Natalie, and he used his flashlight to inspect — said in a lawsuit. Officer Wilson decided to put his hand in his pants and Natalie pulling the string attached to the tampon.»
According to documents in court, the tampon was removed on a public road in the presence of five men-officers.
Vaginal exam Natalie Simms on the street. Source: SAN ANTONIO POLICE
Then detective Wilson said that Simms a lot of hair, and asked her to turn around again and spread her legs.
«Officer Wilson vaginally insulted Natalie, and now it appeared that she might offend Natalie anal, — said in a lawsuit. — She did it without a warrant, without the presence of medical personnel and on a public street, where several people, and the people passing by».
Attorney Simms Dean Malone confirmed the size of the settlement Wednesday, 16 October, stating that the case was close to trial when the lawyer of the police Department suggested a moral compensation.
«I don’t think any amount of money compensates for Natalie that she survived,» said Malone in an interview with the Daily News, noting that the woman wants to settle similar cases.
The officers found nothing illegal during the search.
