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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1994 A9 Beating Caught on Videotape Is Probed LOS ANGELES TIMES pi tero's attorney, Humberto Guizar. Guizar said he plans to file a federal lawsuit against Jackson and the city of Compton to recover damages for Soltero's injuries and the violation of the youth's civil rights. Compton police said they began investigating the incident on Monday, after Soltero had complained over the weekend to a children's social worker. Jackson was off over the weekend and was placed on Please tee BEATING, A10 IV 5 'iW 3 Violence: The FBI and the DA's office are checking into the incident. Officer who is seen striking a 17-year-old has been placed on administrative leave.

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Bystanders can be heard screaming in the background. The 180j-pound officer is then seen rearing back and striking Soltero at least four more times before he drops his knee into the back of the youth's neck to hold him down while placing him in handcuffs. Finally, the tape shows Jackson yanking Soltero to his feet, using the! baton stuck under the youth's arn as a hoist. Id a report Jackson wrote about the! Friday incident, however, he said he hit Soltero only in the torso and legs and only after Soltero hit him" Wednesday, Soltero was arraigned in Juvenile Court in Compton on a charge of interfering with a law enforcement officer and released pending a hearing. He was examined by a doctor at Martin Luther King Jr.Drew Medical Center before being jailed Friday -at Los Padrinos Juvenile Detention Center in Downey over the weekend but has not seen a doctor since, police said.

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