A veteran Chicago police officer who was allegedly captured on videotape beating a bartender after she refused to serve him is due in court.
The trial for Anthony Abbate (ah-BAHT'-ee) is scheduled to begin Monday.
The 40-year-old has pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery.
Video footage taken in 2007 from a tavern security camera shows a man punching, kicking and throwing a bartender half his size to the floor.
The footage was widely circulated online and replayed on news casts.
Bartender Karolina Obrycka (ob-RYE'-kah) suffered injuries to her head, ribs and arms, and has sued Abbate and the city of Chicago.
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The trial for Anthony Abbate (ah-BAHT'-ee) is scheduled to begin Monday.
The 40-year-old has pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery.
Video footage taken in 2007 from a tavern security camera shows a man punching, kicking and throwing a bartender half his size to the floor.
The footage was widely circulated online and replayed on news casts.
Bartender Karolina Obrycka (ob-RYE'-kah) suffered injuries to her head, ribs and arms, and has sued Abbate and the city of Chicago.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
