Article: Harvard officer put on leave speaks out ; Says she didn't point gun at black teen

A Harvard University police officer who faces possible disciplinary action over an incident involving a black teenager last month said the university is using her as a scapegoat as it tries to address accusations of racial profiling by campus police.

Theresa McAuliffe said she and a male colleague have been placed on paid administrative leave and could face termination pending the outcome of an investigation into their treatment of the Boston high school student while responding to a call of a suspected bicycle theft on Aug. 8.

McAuliffe, in an interview yesterday at the Needham office of her lawyer, Timothy M. Burke, said she followed standard police procedure while confronting the young ...

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