Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened. Now, Fontana will pay him $900,000
The city of Fontana has agreed to pay nearly $900,000 to a man who police 'psychologically tortured; into falsely confessing to a murder that never happened.
Fontana pays $900,000 settlement after police interrogate man for 17 hours
After 17 hours of interrogation, Thomas Perez Jr. is in the throes of a complete mental breakdown as Fontana police detectives continue to grill him about his supposedly dead father. "We just told you we found your dead dad,
Fontana pays nearly $900,000 for ‘psychological torture’ inflicted by police to get false confession
Detectives grilled Thomas Perez Jr. for 17 hours, deprived him of medications and threatened to have his dog killed if he didn’t confess to killing his father, who was actually alive.
Police interrogate Fontana man for 17 hours until he makes false murder confession
Fontana detectives interrogated Thomas Perez Jr. for 17 hours after he reported his father missing. The interrogation, which has been described as psychological torture, ends when detectives extract a false murder confession from Perez.
$900,000 Settlement After 'Psychological Torture' Spurs False Murder Confession
Thomas Perez Jr.'s father was alive and well when police in California sought a confession for his killing, Perez's attorney said.
California City Pays Man $900,000 For False Confession Extracted by Police
A man who underwent a 17-hour interrogation by police that led to a false confession of murdering his father, who was, in fact, alive, will receive $900,000 from the city of Fontana. RELATED STORIES: Grand Rapids Police Chief Releases Name Of Officer Who Fatally Shot Patrick Lyoya Thomas Perez Jr.
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