$900,000 Settlement After 'Psychological Torture' Spurs False Murder Confession
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Thomas Perez Jr.'s father was alive and well when police in California sought a confession for his killing, Perez's attorney said.
A California man received a $900,000 settlement from the city of Fontana after he was wrongly accused of killing his father and gave detectives a false confession amid “psychological torture,” his lawyer announced Thursday.
Thomas Perez Jr. was never formally arrested, but he was taken to the Fontana Police Department on Aug. 8, 2018, after he reported his father missing, according to a press release sent to HuffPost.
There, Perez endured an intense 17-hour interrogation by multiple detectives who used a series of traumatic techniques to get a confession, including threatening his beloved dog, the press release said.
But Perez’s father was alive and well the entire time, said his attorney, Jerry Steering.
The Orange County Register reported on the six-figure settlement for Perez this week, bringing national attention to the case.
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