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Woman who called police on Black birdwatcher in Central Park said he ‘tried to assault her’: Court

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The New York woman caught on film in May calling police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park made a second phone call to police in which she accused Christian Cooper, a member of the city’s Audubon Society board of directors, of trying to assault her, Manhattan prosecutors said Wednesday. Amy Cooper, not related to …

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July 6, 2020

Woman who called police on Black birdwatcher charged with false reporting

A New York woman who was caught on film calling police on an African-American birdwatcher in Central Park has been charged with false reporting, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. According to the statement, Amy Cooper was issued a ticket to appear at an arraignment on October 14 on a misdemeanor charge of false reporting …