Is It Libelous to Falsely Say Someone Is Working with the Police?
A Chicago police officer has been hit with a suspension over his alleged connections to the far-right hate group the Proud Boys, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Robert Bakker, who has been with the department for three years, has not yet served the five-day suspension because the case is reportedly being reexamined by the citys inspector general, Joseph Ferguson. Bakker has been the subject of four internal probes within the CPD over the last year, including an ongoing investigation that alleges he committed sexual misconduct and assault before he started at the department. No details of the allegations have been reported, and Bakker has not been charged with any criminal activity.