D.C. Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson reveals she was given an ultimatum by the department after she found out she was pregnant — either get an abortion or lose her job. Dickerson revealed the allegation on Tuesday at a community meeting, Fox 5 DC reports. She is one of multiple Black female former police officers involved in a class-action lawsuit against the department. The group is suing for $100 million. "When I was 18 years old as a police cadet, I was told I had to have an abortion or be fired from the MPD cadet program," Dickerson said. "My choice to have a baby was personal and it should’ve been mine alone and not for an employer ultimatum." “I was told I had to have an abortion or be fired.” DC Asst Chief Chanel Dickerson shared a deeply personal, disturbing account of what she experienced as a police cadet. She went on to describe a fellow Sgt who “had to do things no woman should ever have to do.” 1/2 @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/UPIwG5fi5n — Lindsay Watts...