Sheriff's Deputy Assault

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A Georgia appeals court <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sheriffdepassault.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong> </a>that a sheriff is entitled to qualified immunity in a negligence suit brought by a woman who says a former sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted her while transporting her to jail. </span>

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A Georgia appeals court ruled that a sheriff is entitled to qualified immunity in a negligence suit brought by a woman who says a former sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted her while transporting her to jail.

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