The Freedom of Information Commission ordered the City of New London police department to disclose its investigative records concerning an alleged rape by a New London judicial marshal. By a unanimous vote on May 10, the commission adopted a FOIC hearing officer’s proposed decision that the records corroborated the complainant’s allegations and, therefore, were not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
“I believe this would be the first time that (the Freedom of Information Commission) has ordered police to release an investigation over their claim that the criminal charges were uncorroborated,” said the complainant’s attorney, New London solo Chester Fairlie. Under state law, police records are protected from public disclosure if they contain “uncorroborated allegations.”
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