Texas officer Freddie Douglas argues in a lawsuit that investigators ignored evidence that would have exonerated him in a rape case that was later dropped.
A Texas police officer is suing investigators for allegedly ignoring evidence that would have exonerated him from a rape accusation that he says ruined his life and took months to undo. The officer, Freddie Douglas, was arrested in December after the girlfriend of one of his longtime friends accused both him and her boyfriend of raping her.
Douglas met AZ for the first time at the home of John Marks.… It was the day before Freddie Douglas’ birthday. He and John Marks had planned to go to a Rockets game that night,' the lawsuit says, adding that Zawieruszynski texted Marks several times to arrange plans for her to meet them at his house after the game. The lawsuit goes on to say that Zawieruszynski came to the house and the three had a few drinks, but 'no one became intoxicated.
Within minutes of Freddie Douglas’ arrest, the Manvel Police Department knew that there was objective evidence that would determine who was being truthful, AZ or Douglas and Marks,' Douglas' lawsuit alleges. The MPD contested the lawsuit's version of events in a statement to Fox News Digital. MPD Chief Keith Taylor argued that 'that there has been misinformation provided to the news outlets from these individuals and their attorneys representing them.
The charges against Douglas and Marks were dropped after Douglas approached the Brazoria County district attorney. The DA's office says Manvel police never approached them about the case and that if they had, the office would never have recommended charges. When the MPD pressed on with the case regardless, the DA convened a grand jury. It ultimately threw out the charges.
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