Chauvin Pleads Guilty to , Violating Civil Rights <br />of George Floyd.<br />Chauvin Pleads Guilty to , Violating Civil Rights <br />of George Floyd.<br />CNN reports former Minneapolis police officer <br />Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to his killing of George Floyd.<br />CNN reports former Minneapolis police officer <br />Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to his killing of George Floyd.<br />Already convicted of murder, Chauvin appeared in <br />federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 15. .<br />Already convicted of murder, Chauvin appeared in <br />federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 15. .<br />The former officer faced indictments of <br />two separate incidents in which he had <br />kneeled on apprehended individuals who <br />were lying in the prone position.<br />The former officer faced indictments of <br />two separate incidents in which he had <br />kneeled on apprehended individuals who <br />were lying in the prone position.<br />Chauvin is accused of depriving George Floyd's <br />right to be free of "unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer.".<br />Chauvin is accused of depriving George Floyd's <br />right to be free of "unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer.".<br />According to CNN, members of the <br />Floyd family were in attendance <br />alongside a 14-year-old who claimed their <br />rights were deprived by Chauvin in 2017.<br />According to CNN, members of the <br />Floyd family were in attendance <br />alongside a 14-year-old who claimed their <br />rights were deprived by Chauvin in 2017.<br />Upon the conclusion of the hearing, Philonise Floyd, brother of George, said, "It's a good day for justice.".<br />The federal indictment also charges <br />former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane.<br />The indictment charges the former <br />officers with deprivation of rights <br />for failing to offer medical aid to Floyd.<br />According to CNN, Thao and Kueng also face allegations of failing to intervene when Chauvin used unreasonable force against his victims
