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September 2, 2014

Oklahoma Police Officer Accused of Raping, Sexually Assaulting African-American Women 
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An Oklahoma police officer has been indicted on allegations of rape and
sexual assault against eight women, all of them African-American. Daniel
Holtzclaw is accused of carrying out the alleged assaults after
threatening victims with arrest if they did not comply with his sexual
demands. Holtzclaw faces of charges of rape, forcible oral sodomy,
sexual battery and indecent exposure.

 

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