Customs officer guilty of using gun, badge to sexually assault women in Chicago suburbs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe was convicted of using his service weapon and badge to sexually assault women in the Chicago suburbs. The prosecution highlighted that victims included sex workers who were subjected to violent assaults and robberies. A jury returned the guilty verdict following a trial in federal court.
It simply didn’t matter whether Luis Uribe’s victims were sex workers.That’s what a prosecutor told jurors this week when he asked for a guilty verdict against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who used his gun and badge to commit violent sexual assaults.It’s possible for a sex worker to be raped, Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Rothblatt reminded the jury. For them to be robbed. “Sex workers,” he said, “can be credible.” Related Jury weighs case of customs officer accused of…
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