Officers who Stood by and Did Nothing Not Charged. From [HERE] and [HERE] A white Los Angeles police officer was charged with assault Thursday for allegedly kicking a Black woman, Alesia Thomas, 35, seven times in the groin, abdomen and upper thigh during an arrest in which the woman ultimately died, her attorney said.

According to reports a witness heard the officer threaten to kick the Black woman in the genitals if she did not comply with police orders and then the officer allegedly stomped on the Black woman's genital area. The Black woman was handcuffed and her ankles had been restrained in a “hobble restraint device.” [MORE] The incident was partially captured by video, which has not been released to the public. 

Officer Mary O'Callaghan, an 18-year veteran, was charged by Los Angeles County prosecutors with felony assault under color of authority, lawyer Robert Rico said. O'Callaghan, 48, faces arraignment Tuesday and has been relieved of duty without pay pending an administrative hearing. So far, the media has not shown any pictures of O'Callaghan. 

“I am sad it has taken this long. I am sure Charlie Beck (in above photo) saw this video long ago. I would like to see that video,” said Thomas' mother, Sandra Thomas. “They are charging that officer, but what about all of the officers involved? They did nothing to stop this," she continued. "They didn’t intervene to stop her kicking. They broke the law … maybe they didn’t care just like the officer who kept kicking.”

White prosecutors declined to file a charge of involuntary manslaughter, citing insufficient evidence to prove that the conduct caused Thomas' death, according to the district attorney's office. The assault charge is punishable by up to three years in state prison, prosecutors said.