Tom Perez falsely confessed, placed on psychiatric hold, father found alive; city settled for $900,000 but offered no apology, accountability, or promotion consequences.

In August 2018, Tom Perez from Fontana, California, reported his elderly father missing. Within 36 hours, police coerced him into confessing to a murder that never happened, placing him on a psychiatric hold, unaware his father was alive. The city later settled with Perez for $900,000, citing false imprisonment and due process violations, but no apologies or accountability were offered, and many involved officers were promoted. Perez still seeks answers.

September 05, 2024
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