QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois prosecutor who was acquitted two months ago in the 2006 death of his first wife has filed a federal lawsuit for damages.
Curtis Lovelace, his sons Logan and Lincoln, and his wife, Christine, on behalf of minor son Larson, filed the lawsuit Friday against several officers and officials in Adams County and the city of Quincy, the Herald-Whig reported (https://bit.ly/2qaVHq6 ).
The lawsuit alleges Curtis Lovelace was the subject of malicious prosecution and was deprived of his constitutional rights as well as due process in the case.
It contends that evidence was fabricated to implicate Curtis Lovelace in the Feb. 14, 2006, death of his first wife, Cory and that evidence his attorneys said helped prove his innocence was initially withheld, including emails not provided in discovery during the first trial.
One of the emails was from prosecution witness Dr. Scott Denton, a forensic pathologist. Denton said in the email that reasonable doubt would exist in the case unless Dr. Jessica Bowman, who performed the autopsy on Cory Lovelace, amended her report from “undetermined.”
Special prosecutors handling the case said the information was never given to them.
The lawsuit doesn’t list a monetary amount the Lovelaces are seeking.
The Quincy Police Department, city of Quincy, Adams County officials and Adams County Coroner Gary Farha declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press on Friday. Adams County Coroner James Keller didn’t immediately reply to AP emails seeking comment.
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Information from: The Quincy Herald-Whig, https://www.whig.com
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