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Via KMOV:
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner will no longer accept cases from 28 St. Louis City police officers and is reviewing their previous cases without explanation, according to sources familiar with the situation.
On Tuesday, Gardner delivered the list of the 28 officers to the police department. She called it an “exclusion list.”
“Their reputation is being attacked by a prosecutor who doesn’t have a very good reputation herself,” said Jeff Roorda, who is with the St. Louis Police Officers Association.
News 4 learned the Circuit Attorney’s office has been holding meetings with police department leaders over concern about the honesty of some officers.
The police department has informed the officers included on the list but the police union said they’re left in the dark.
“Demanding that an explanation be given to the police department and these officers as to how their name ended up on this list and how they get off this list,” said Roorda.
Roorda said if the list gets out it could ruin an officer’s reputation.
Critics of Gardner’s list said it could encourage criminals.
Former prosecutor Kristi Flint told News 4 she’s never heard of something similar to this list and believes it could lead to libel lawsuits.
“She could be opening herself up to some sort of civil liability. Based on the fact that she’s making an accusation just by writing their names down,”said Flint.
HT: Carmen