NOPD Officer Found Liable: $1 Million Verdict for Sexual Assault of Minor

Hainey V. The City Of New Orleans

Case Background

On February 24, 2021, Rayne Upton filed a civil rights action against the City of New Orleans and its police department for the sexual assault of her then-minor daughter, Gabrielle Hainey. The case was filed in the United States District Court, Louisiana Eastern (New Orleans). The case was assigned to Judge Carl J Barbier and referred to Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby. [Case number: 2:21cv407]

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