Fontana Settles for $900,000 After Coerced False Confession

Thomas Perez Jr. endured a 17-hour interrogation, resulting in a false murder confession while his father was alive.

Perez was pressured into confessing to a crime that never occurred during a prolonged police interrogation.
Fontana police used psychological tactics, including threats to euthanize Perez's dog, to extract the confession.
Perez's father was found alive, but police withheld this information and placed Perez on a psychiatric hold.
A federal judge condemned the police's actions as unconstitutional psychological torture.
The city of Fontana has agreed to a settlement of nearly $900,000 to resolve Perez's lawsuit.