Chauvin Pleads Guilty to , Violating Civil Rights br of George Floyd.br Chauvin Pleads Guilty to , Violating Civil Rights br of George Floyd.br CNN reports former Minneapolis police officer br Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to his killing of George Floyd.br CNN reports former Minneapolis police officer br Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to his killing of George Floyd.br Already convicted of murder, Chauvin appeared in br federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 15. .br Already convicted of murder, Chauvin appeared in br federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 15. .br The former officer faced indictments of br two separate incidents in which he had br kneeled on apprehended individuals who br were lying in the prone position.br The former officer faced indictments of br two separate incidents in which he had br kneeled on apprehended individuals who br were lying in the prone position.br Chauvin is accused of depriving George Floyd's br right to be free of "unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer.".br Chauvin is accused of depriving George Floyd's br right to be free of "unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer.".br According to CNN, members of the br Floyd family were in attendance br alongside a 14-year-old who claimed their br rights were deprived by Chauvin in 2017.br According to CNN, members of the br Floyd family were in attendance br alongside a 14-year-old who claimed their br rights were deprived by Chauvin in 2017.br Upon the conclusion of the hearing, Philonise Floyd, brother of George, said, "It's a good day for justice.".br The federal indictment also charges br former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane.br The indictment charges the former br officers with deprivation of rights br for failing to offer medical aid to Floyd.