Whether it was justified by the circumstances or not, it was still wrong by the standards of US and international law if the mind-reading is equivalent to, e.g., a home search + interrogation without the right to remain silent (in the real world, that would be coercion -- "tell us or else").
A step below rape, but still very wrong.
Yes, it was a tight situation, and she needed information, but it was also illegal. In a just world she would have been severely disciplined and this probably would have cost her career. In a more realistic world, probably just a disciplinary hearing and a tossed lawsuit. Instead, no consequences at all, and apparently no consideration of them.