Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Trial Begins for Deputy Schene Accused of Beating 15-year-old

The assault trial began Tuesday in King County Superior Court for a man accused of beating a 15-year-old girl in a holding cell at the SeaTac City Hall.

She was a car theft suspect who was taken down violently in November 2008 after she kicked a shoe at Deputy Paul Schene. The incident was caught on video. Schene was fired last September.

Prosecutors played the tape in court and said Schene had failed to report slamming the girl into a wall, throwing her to the floor and striking her.

A defense lawyer says the girl provoked the attack with her behavior and yelling profanity.

Investigators believe that anger about the beating might have motivated Christopher Monfort who is accused of killing a Seattle police officer.

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