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A 21-year-old woman who was accused and cleared of stealing AirPods from a classmate while she was in high school has filed a $20 million civil rights discrimination lawsuit against the city of Naperville and two members of its police department.
The lawsuit filed May 21 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, seeks damages for the pain and suffering Amara Harris experienced as she worked to clear her name over three years, while her case worked its way through the judicial system.
It also claims Harris, who is Black, was the victim of a law enforcement system that disproportionately cites Black students for minor infractions.
After being accused of stealing AirPods in high school, a woman files a federal civil rights lawsuit
Amara Harris says she was the victim of racial discrimination when she received a $100 ticket in 2019 over the alleged theft. She was cleared after a trial.
www.nbcnews.com