James Sajdak
Service Record
Chicago Illinois Police Department
| Rank | Sergeant[1] |
| Dates of Service | December 26, 1989 - April 15, 2019.[2] |
| Salary | $111,474 (2018)[1] |
| Last Known Status | Retired[3] |
Commendations
Sajdak received nearly 150 awards, including the Superintendent’s Award of Valor.[4]
Incident Reports
It is alleged that Sajdak had 44 misconduct complaints by 2019.[3]
1997 Illegal Drugs
In 1997, the department investigated Sajdak for the sale or possession of illegal drugs.[5]
Response Timeline
The complaint was sustained, and Sajdak was suspended for 30 days.[5]
2016 Harassment of Geneva Perry
On September 8, 2016, Sajdak pulled Perry over, told her to follow him to another location, and masturbated in front of her.[5]
Response Timeline
2019 Sexual Assault of Tyshee Featherstone
On March 5, 2019, Featherstone claimed that Sajdak demanded a sex act from her while he was on-duty.[3][5]
Response Timeline
In April 2019, Sajdak resigned.[3]
In 2019, Featherstone sued Sajdak and the department.[3]
In April 2020, Featherstone's lawsuit was settled.[5]
On September 28, 2022, Sajdak was indicted on a a federal charge of deprivation of rights under "color of law". If convicted, Sajdak faces up to life in federal prison.[3] Sajdak pleaded not guilty.[5]
On November 13, 2023, Sajdak pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Sajdak faces up to one year in federal prison.[6]
On February 23, 2024, Sajdak was sentenced to the maximum sentence of one year in prison.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Sajdak B, Sergeant, City Of Chicago, govSalaries
- ↑ James B Sajdak, Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ex-Chicago cop faces civil rights charge for sexual abuse, WNYT, 2022-09-28
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jon Seidel, Retired Chicago police sergeant gets year in prison for sexual assault: ‘We don’t abuse the trust’, Chicago Sun Times, 2024-02-23
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Jon Seidel, Former Chicago cop charged in kidnap, sex abuse case, Chicago Sun-Times, 2022-09-28
- ↑ David Struett, Ex-CPD officer pleads guilty to charge alleging he kidnapped, sexually abused woman in squad car, ABC 7, 2023-11-13
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