A 225-pound security guard at a Boston store was charged with assault and civil rights violations after allegedly punching an 11-year-old girl who was shoplifting, authorities said
A Suffolk County grand jury in Massachusetts on Tuesday handed down the charges against Mohammad Khan, 36, of Cambridge, and his employer, Securitas Security Services USA.They are accused of"assault and battery on a child under 14 and one count each of civil rights violations" relating to the June 9 incident that occurred in a downtown store, according to a statement from the Suffolk County district attorney's office. The statement alleges the officer also choked the child.
, said her daughter stole a pair of socks and was walking out of the store when she was thrown against a wall by a man who was not wearing a security uniform."She thought he was just a random man grabbing her."She told the station her daughter is in counseling after the incident. reported that she is too young under state law to be charged with shoplifting.Khan and Securitas are scheduled to be arraigned on December 17 in Suffolk Superior Court.
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