Later arrested Darnell Washington what happened to Mr Torres he spent 3 weeks in jail before the charges were dropped lost his job his girlfriend was pregnant. At the time he missed their first ultrasound appointment because he was in custody and was there any legitimate reason for his arrest no Savannah's voice caught. He was just there but he fit the profile we were taught to Target young minority in what they called a high value enforcement Zone. In the gallery Marcus Williams sat with several other civil rights attorneys they'd been compiling similar cases building a massive class action lawsuit that would eventually include over 300 plaintiffs. The prosecution's case continued with testimony from Cooper's former secretary who'd secretly documented years of suspicious meetings and conversations they called it quality control.
She testified every week they'd review body camera footage from officers in multiple departments not to check for misconduct to identify officers who showed potential for recruitment. They looked for specific behaviors attitudes towards civilians willingness to escalate situations the evidence mounted Financial records showing payments to Blue Line Security Solutions training schedules disguised. As routine departmental meetings performance evaluations that rewarded aggressive enforcement while ignoring civilian complaints during cross-examination defense attorneys tried to paint savan as an opportunist turning on her colleagues to save herself but her testimony. Remained consistent her remorse genuine yes I'm testifying in exchange for consideration in sentencing she acknowledged but that that's not why I'm here I'm here because people were hurt hundreds of people and staying. Silent would make me complicit in every future abuse this system enables as the day's session ended judge Carter made an unexpected announcement tomorrow.
This court will hear from those most affected by these actions the prosecution will present testimony from citizens whose lives were impacted by the Network's operations. The next morning Jeremy Torres was the first to take the stand now 21 with a toddler daughter he described how his wrongful arrest had derailed. His life I lost my job at the warehouse he testified 3 weeks in jail no communication with my employer by the time I got out they'd replaced me my girlfriend's family wanted. Her to leave me they thought there must have been a reason for my arrest even after the charges were dropped people looked at me differently. One by one victims shared their stories a nurse who lost her license after a falsified drug arrest a college student whose scholarship was revoked a small business owner whose reputation was damaged.