Ex-Chicago police sergeant hit with federal civil rights charges

Ex-Chicago police sergeant hit with federal civil rights charges stemming from alleged on-duty sex assault.

Ex-Chicago police (CPD) sergeant, James Sajdak, 64, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal
grand jury with one count of violating the victim’s civil rights on
March 5, 2019, through kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault. He
pleaded not guilty during a telephone arraignment Wednesday before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Susan Cox.

If convicted, Sajdak could face up to
life in prison. His attorney, Tim Grace, said Sajdack, a recipient of
the Police Department Medal of Valor, “represented the people of Chicago
for more than 30 years” and looks forward to challenging the case in
court.