Overview

• The plea resolves charges from two separate 2023 incidents in which Tabb groped female recruits in a Wrigleyville bar and at a police precinct.
• Victims, both probationary officers, read impact statements describing betrayal of trust at their training academy.
• First allegations emerged in March 2023 when recruit Alexus Byrd-Maxey reported Tabb’s misconduct but saw her complaint dismissed by the department.
• An Invisible Institute–ProPublica investigation found Tabb among 14 officers accused of sexual assault over the past decade who faced prior misconduct allegations.
• The Chicago Police Department has faced scrutiny for downplaying or ignoring more than 300 sexual misconduct complaints against officers.