"They're the first ones that either don't believe us or violate us": Transgender Puerto Ricans describe police dismissing hate crimes

Name: "They're the first ones that either don't believe us or violate us": Transgender Puerto Ricans describe police dismissing hate crimes
Uploaded: 2021-09-02T09:37:02-0400
Duration: 3 min
Description: When asked about whether officers have sexually assaulted trans people, Lieutenant Aimée Alvarado, director of the crimes against women and domestic violence unit at the Puerto Rico Police Department, told CBS News that “it could have happened.”

When asked about whether officers have sexually assaulted trans people, Lieutenant Aimée Alvarado, director of the crimes against women and domestic violence unit at the Puerto Rico Police Department, told CBS News that “it could have happened.”