国际英语资讯:U.S. federal court rules in favor of Chinese businesswoman beaten by border agent in 2004
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="businesswoman">businesswoman</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="border">border</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Niagara">Niagara</span> <span word="Falls">Falls</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004.</p><p><span word="District">District</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Wolford">Wolford</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> 461,152.09 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Border">Border</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rochester">Rochester</span>.</p><p><span word="Wolford">Wolford</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span>' "<span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sightseeing">sightseeing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rainbow">Rainbow</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Niagara">Niagara</span> <span word="Falls">Falls</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> 64,313.18 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>, 1,838.91 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span>, 260,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, 125,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 10,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 21, 2004, <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pepper">pepper</span>-<span word="sprayed">sprayed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mistook">mistook</span> <span word="then">then</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span>. <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>. <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criminally">criminally</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="acquitted">acquitted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2005 <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="reinstated">reinstated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p>
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