The video, which doesn't include audio, was released through a public records request to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

They denied release of the body-cam footage from the other employee involved, which we're still pursuing.

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There was no mention of Walker’s body-cam at the trial and I didn’t see any mention of it in the reports we obtained through FOIA…

Either way, I left the trial with more questions than before.

One question I’ve gotten from a few readers is about Walker’s body-cam. During Collins’ testimony, we learned Rovers have had body cams for 7-8 years now and are required to have them on.

The Chief Judge’s office still hasn’t released Walker’s personnel file including any disciplinary records.

It’s not clear if prosecutors had his personnel file either and/or if they were able to introduce it into evidence.

Our previous story about Walker has more about those prior allegations: www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...

Perhaps the thing that struck me the most about the trial was how prosecutors failed to mention anything about Walker’s history at the detention center.

We know he was first hired to work there in 1996 and that he’s been accused of harming children at the facility on at least five prior occasions.

We also heard testimony from three witnesses including Collins, the doctor who attended to the boy’s injuries at Stroger and the JTDC investigator who reviewed the case internally.

The story has more about what we learned from their testimony, so make sure to read the whole thing.

We filed new FOIA requests through the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for the video footage.

I also requested those additional police reports we were barred from getting by the judge before the trial.

The surveillance footage included no audio. It had a bird’s eye view of the incident, but it was hard to see past the Rovers blocking the entrance to the cell.

Prosecutors argued that in the video you can see the boy sliding across the floor, but it’s hard to say without a closer view.

The body-cam was facing down most of the time so we could only see Collins’ legs. It had audio though so we could still hear what was happening in the background.

At the end of the video, you can see the boy lying face-down on the bed with his legs hanging off. He’s unresponsive to verbal commands.

During the trial, which ended in Walker’s acquittal, prosecutors presented video footage from one of the surveillance cameras in the holding pod and a body-worn camera from Michael Collins, the other ‘Rover’ who responded to the incident.

Neither provided a clear depiction of what happened.

Yes, it was before Judge Kenneth Wadas

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