A Woman's Family Is Suing The Police Officer Who Allegedly Fondled Her Dead Body

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emersonmalone/lapd-officer-lawsuit-groped-dead-woman

A Los Angeles police officer, whose body camera caught him allegedly fondling a dead woman's breasts while he was on duty, is now being sued by her family, their attorney Gloria Allred announced Tuesday.

Elizabeth Baggett's family filed the lawsuit against David Rojas, a four-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, alleging invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and mishandling of human remains among other allegations.

Last December, Rojas, 27, was charged with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority. He was released on bail last year and pleaded not guilty in January, CNN reported.

Prosecutors said Rojas and his partner were responding to a call on Oct. 20, 2019, about a possible dead body in a residential unit, where they found Baggett, 34, who had reportedly died of an overdose.

When the other officer left him in the room, Rojas turned off his body camera and allegedly groped Baggett's breasts and felt her nipples, the lawsuit said.

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