Tae-Ahn Lea's constitutional rights were violated when Louisville police pulled him over in 2018 for allegedly making a wide turn, removed him from his vehicle and handcuffed him while they searched his car, a judge ruled last year.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Anthony Parker, his 9-year-old son, and girlfriend Demetria Firman, was one of several suits filed in 2018 claiming racial bias by the department's Ninth Mobile Division during traffic stops in the city's West End.
A teenager's traffic stop in West Louisville more than two years ago sparked calls for police accountability and even changed policies in LMPD. No one will be held accountable in the case.
But the officer, Josh Doerr, and other officers on the scene were not punished for any of the other allegations of improper conduct.
It is one of at least three recent lawsuits against Detective Kevin Crawford and the Ninth Mobile Division over traffic stops in west Louisville.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the teen Monday in U.S. District Court in Louisville, claims that Tae-Ahn Lea's civil rights were violated when he was pulled over, searched and handcuffed by officers after he allegedly made a wide turn.
