Jeffrey Buckmeyer was accused by a Target employee in Tigard, Oregon, of having child pornography on his cell phone. His family is suing the retail giant.
The estate of an Oregon man who was wrongly accused by a Target employee of possessing child pornography is suing the retail giant for $1 million, claiming negligence, false arrest and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to a complaint.
The accusation sparked an FBI investigation. Several months later, Buckmeyer died of a heart attack, the complaint says. A Target employee then made a detailed report to law enforcement claiming that they had seen the images on Buckmeyer's phone. The two employees involved are listed in the complaint as"John Doe #1" and"John Doe #2."
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