A federal jury has convicted a veteran San Francisco police officer of violating a tenant's civil rights by illegally entering her hotel room.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports jurors on Thursday found Officer Ashad Razzak guilty of violating the tenant's rights, conspiracy, submitting a false report and signing a false pay slip for an informant.
A police report signed by Razzak said he led a team of officers to a room at the Henry Hotel to search for heroin with the occupant's consent, eliminating the need for a search warrant.
But a video showed the officers entering without knocking after one of them opened the door with a key. The resident testified she was coerced into signing a consent form after the search in December 2010.
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