A former Chicago police sergeant who faced charges stemming from the alleged on-duty sexual assault of a transgender woman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor civil rights violation.

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A former Chicago police sergeant who faced up to life in federal prison on charges stemming from the alleged on-duty sexual assault of a transgender woman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor civil rights violation that could mean he avoids jail time.

James Sajdak, 65, entered his plea to a misdemeanor count of violating the victim’s civil rights on March 5, 2019, in a hearing before U.S. District Judge John Tharp