Nearly 4 dozen survivors of Chicago police torture testify in effort to overturn man's conviction

CHICAGO - Nearly four dozen survivors of Chicago police torture took to the witness stand Wednesday in an effort to overturn a man's conviction.

Detectives John Holloran and James O'Brien were also scheduled to testify under oath. The two men are accused of beating Marcellus Pittman until he falsely confessed to shooting a police officer.

Pittman was granted an early release last year because of a heart condition and COVID-19.

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He was originally set to be released from prison in 2031.

Pittman's attorney is looking to overturn his conviction by proving coercion.

The city of Chicago has already paid more than $50 million to settle a handful of cases involving Holloran and O'Brien.