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California woman awarded $5.6m after traumatic cavity search

A woman from California has been awarded $5.6 million in a settlement after being sexually violated during a cavity search while attempting to visit her incarcerated husband. Christina Cardenas, 45, recounted feeling “traumatized” by the events on 6 September 2019, which included two strip searches, a cavity search by a male doctor, X-ray and CT scans, and drug and pregnancy…