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"A Lovington jury has found a former Lea County Sheriff’s deputy Danny Surratt guilty of sexual assault on a minor. Surratt was arrested Sept. 1, 2010 following an investigation of a claim that he sexually assaulted a 9-year-old female and her 16-year-old sister. Surratt was a sheriff’s deputy at the time of the alleged assault. The 9-year-old victim testified that Surratt sexually assaulted her and told her not to say anything to anyone. And a DNA expert from the state’s Department of Public Safety's Crime Lab testified that Surratt's DNA was found inside the victim's underwear." Continue reading →

"A former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting women during a series of traffic stops has reached a plea agreement that could land him in state prison for up to five years. Prosecutors have agreed to drop charges including official misconduct, lewdness, unlawful detention and theft. Womack is accused of ordering women to expose parts of their bodies during strip searches during traffic stops on eight different occasions, according to charging documents. He allegedly told the women he was searching for incriminating body art and piercings, and demanded they remove their clothing to reveal intimate areas." Continue reading →

"A state trooper charged with raping two women in northern New York has been charged with attacking a third woman. Local media outlets report that 32-year-old Trevor Donah was arraigned Monday in a Plattsburgh court on additional rape charges in an indictment unsealed last Friday. Three days earlier, state police announced they had arrested the five-year veteran on charges that he raped two women. Authorities say the rapes occurred between 2008 and 2012 while Donah was off duty and involved women he knew." Continue reading →