Dozens of Portland police officers resign from crowd control unit after officer indicted for allegedly assaulting protestor

Approximately 50 police officers working for Portland's rapid response unit resigned this week, a day after a team member was indicted for allegedly assaulting a protester last year.

Participation in the unit was voluntary, and the officers will continue working for the police department in their regular assignments, according to a department press release. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said in a statement that the resignations would not impact the city's policing ability, writing that "The City of Portland has the personnel and the resources to ensure our community's safety," CBS affiliate KOIN reported.  On Tuesday, a day before the mass resignations, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced that a grand jury had indicted an officer in the unit, Corey Budworth, on a charge of assault in the fourth-degree.