Federal civil rights and obstruction of justice charges have been filed against a former Veteran Affairs Medical Center police officer.
According to court documents, Michael Kaim, 27, deprived a patient of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure by a law enforcement officer and falsified a report.
Around April 18, 2017, Kaim assaulted a patient he was arresting outside of the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, which resulted in patient injuries.
In the report, Kaim said the patient refused to leave the medical center, and Kaim claimed he needed to use force. However, court documents said the patient was following the orders and the force was unjustifiable.
The case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by a trial attorney of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and is being assisted by the Indianapolis United States Attorney’s Office.
According to a press release by the Department of Justice, a civil rights charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and an obstruction of justice charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years.
Contact Andrew Smith with comments at ajsmith15@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @AndrewSmithNews.
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