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Published April 11, 2012, 12:37 PM

Boy receives settlement in strip-search case

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A teenager will receive a $265,000 settlement from the City of Beloit after claiming Beloit police violated his rights.

teenager will receive a $265,000 settlement from the City of Beloit after claiming Beloit police violated his rights.

He said officers illegally strip searched him in the street, while slamming his head into a car window.

The settlement comes at the same time other authorities are investigating allegations of illegal strip searches and cavity searches in Milwaukee. Federal officials say they are carefully watching the progress of that investigation.

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