They needed more desks, more computers and more money. In the beginning, TV news crews and reporters from across the country waited outside Parker Center for each development in the case. In news conferences, he stressed that his top priority would be setting the innocent free. Two of the suspended officers were accused of raping a suspected drug user they stopped while on duty. Criminal charges were never filed, but one of the officers admitted having what he called consensual sex with the woman as his partner stood by.
Sources say that number is almost certain to grow.
But Durden, though suspended from the LAPD, remains a free man. All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.