convicted of child sex offences is set to receive a $17.5 million (£13 million) payout after being paralysed when prison guards tackled him to the ground.Seth Fletcher, 21, suffered severe spinal injuries at Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio, US, when he was strip-searched, tackled, handcuffed, dropped on his face, and left in his cell overnight.On April 2, 2020, guards reportedly found Fletcher in possession of a cigarette that they thought may contain drugs.Dustin Knox and Christopher Coy handcuffed him but, as they were escorting him elsewhere, Coy says that Fletcher attempted to wriggle free, thus Coy was forced to tackle him.
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