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Philadelphia paying $75,000 to woman who claimed cop punched her at parade

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Jonathan Josey, a veteran supervisor, was later fired, but a municipal judge in February acquitted him of simple assault.

A city official says Philadelphia will pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who accused a former police lieutenant of assaulting her during a party held on the day of the 2012 Puerto Rican Day parade.

The Philadelphia Inquirer says the settlement was confirmed Friday by city spokesman Mark McDonald.

Police were responding to a disruption at the north Philadelphia street party in September when video showed 39-year-old Aida Guzman being struck in the face and falling to the ground, her face bloodied, before being led away in handcuffs.

Jonathan Josey, a veteran supervisor, was later fired. He said he had been trying to knock a bottle from her hand. A municipal judge in February acquitted him of simple assault.



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