The Justice Department has opened an investigation into a Massachusetts police department for excessive force after recently released bodycam footage showed Worcester police officers tasering a pastor in his own church in 2019.
The incident, which stemmed from a custody dispute, resulted in the arrest of Rev. Joseph Rizzuti Sr. along with his son and daughter.
“Based on information provided to the Justice Department, we find significant justification to investigate whether the Worcester Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of racially discriminatory and gender-biased policing, and uses excessive force,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
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