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"A veteran prosecutor with the District Attorney\u2019s Office has been disciplined after a recent training session in which sources say he imitated Middle Easterners in an effort to demonstrate search procedures.Assistant District Attorney Jerry Coleman apologized for his behavior to the entire office last Tuesday at an internal meeting called by District Attorney George Gasc\u00F3n, according to two people who attended the meeting and the training session held the week before and asked to remain anonymous.The sources said Coleman was leading a training session before about 100 prosecutors and police about search warrants and other Fourth Amendment issues, a hot topic in recent months given scrutiny over alleged illegal searches by an undercover SFPD unit during drug raids.In an effort to contrast protections against illegal search and seizure in the U.S. with those in some Middle Eastern countries, where police routinely search homes with impunity, Coleman donned traditional garb worn by men in some Arab counties and attempted to imitate a Middle Eastern accent, according to sources present at the session.Those sources said Coleman \u2014 whom they described as a respected attorney in the office \u2014 did not appear to be trying to make fun of Middle Easterners, but they said&amp;nbsp; his awkward attempt to liven up the training session fell flat. One called it \u201Ca misguided attempt at humor.\u201D Another called it \u201Cincredibly dumb.\u201D\nColeman did not return a call for comment Monday.District Attorney\u2019s Office spokeswoman Erica Derryck would not confirm any specifics of Coleman\u2019s controversial presentation, but said Gascon had addressed the matter with his staff and \u201Cappropriate disciplinary action was taken.\u201D \u201CThere was material presented during a training that was out of line with our department and the city\u2019s harassment-free workplace policy,\u201D Derryck said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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