Identity Of Derek Chauvin's Alleged Teenage Victim Will Not Be Released To Public, Prosecutors Rush To Court To Prevent Leak

Chauvin with willfully depriving the Minneapolis teenager of the "constitutional right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer," according to a statement from the US Justice Department.

The incident went down three years before his encounter with Floyd. In this case, Chauvin reportedly knelt on the neck of a teen for 17 minutes. The indictment says Chauvin, without cause, "held Juvenile by the throat and struck Juvenile 1 multiple times in the head with a flashlight."

"This offense included the use of a dangerous weapon -- a flashlight -- and resulted in bodily injury to Juvenile 1," prosecutors said. Chauvin allegedly "held his knee on the neck and the upper back of the teenager even after the teenager was lying prone, handcuffed, and unresisting, also resulting in bodily injury.”

Attorney General Keith Ellison said, “And just like with Floyd, Chauvin ignored those pleas and refused to provide medical assistance. Instead, Chauvin held the child down with his knee on the child's neck and back for nearly 17 minutes."

In newly filed documents, the government says the case involves one juvenile victim and “several adult and juvenile witnesses.”

They explain the case involves a ton of medical records, interview records, criminal reports, and other sensitive information.