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<blockquote data-quote="caojyn" data-source="post: 3045727" data-attributes="member: 5425"><p>Update:</p><p>The class-action lawsuit — filed on behalf of nine unnamed students — laid out detailed allegations of groping during the school search. One student recounted that a deputy “looked down the back and front” of the student’s dress, then “slid her hands” over her pelvic area and “cupped” the student’s “vaginal area and buttocks,” according to the legal complaint.</p><p></p><p>Another male student recounted a deputy “moving his fingers back and forth” from his pockets to his groin, the lawsuit stated. The deputy’s fingertips touched the student’s “penis and testicles, over clothes, four to five times.”</p><p></p><p>A third student recounted how a deputy “reached up under” her shirt, “lifted her bra, and touched her bare breasts, including her nipples.”</p><p></p><p>In June, when the lawsuit was filed, one of the teenagers <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/07/a-georgia-sheriff-ordered-hands-on-body-searches-for-every-student-at-a-public-high-school-now-theyre-suing/?utm_term=.644b78deb392" target="_blank">recounted his ordeal to The Post</a>. The deputy “came up under my privates and then he grabbed my testicles twice,” the student said. “I wanted to turn around and tell him to stop touching me. I wanted it to be over and I just wanted to call my dad because I knew something wasn’t right.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>Following the outcry, Hobby <a href="http://www.walb.com/story/35180263/students-speak-out-parents-file-complaints-against-worth-co-sheriffs-office" target="_blank">acknowledged in his April statement</a> that “one of the deputies had exceed the instructions given by the Sheriff and conducted a pat down of some students that was more intrusive than instructed.” The sheriff said “corrective action” was taken — but the office has not publicly offered further detail.</p><p></p><p>The grand jury this week indicted two deputies along with the sheriff: Tyler Turner faces one felony count of violation of oath of office and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery. Deidra Whiddon was indicted on one count of violation of oath of office.</p><p></p><p>Local prosecutors also announced this week copies of the indictment would be sent to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who has the legal authority to suspend Hobby. <a href="http://www.myajc.com/news/crime--law/body-search-students-leads-sexual-battery-charge-for-sheriff/nN83WDD9PjytSlLo9bGHqI/" target="_blank">The Journal-Constitution reported</a> the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council has already suspended the law enforcement certifications of Hobby and his deputies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="caojyn, post: 3045727, member: 5425"] Update: The class-action lawsuit — filed on behalf of nine unnamed students — laid out detailed allegations of groping during the school search. One student recounted that a deputy “looked down the back and front” of the student’s dress, then “slid her hands” over her pelvic area and “cupped” the student’s “vaginal area and buttocks,” according to the legal complaint. Another male student recounted a deputy “moving his fingers back and forth” from his pockets to his groin, the lawsuit stated. The deputy’s fingertips touched the student’s “penis and testicles, over clothes, four to five times.” A third student recounted how a deputy “reached up under” her shirt, “lifted her bra, and touched her bare breasts, including her nipples.” In June, when the lawsuit was filed, one of the teenagers [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/07/a-georgia-sheriff-ordered-hands-on-body-searches-for-every-student-at-a-public-high-school-now-theyre-suing/?utm_term=.644b78deb392']recounted his ordeal to The Post[/URL]. The deputy “came up under my privates and then he grabbed my testicles twice,” the student said. “I wanted to turn around and tell him to stop touching me. I wanted it to be over and I just wanted to call my dad because I knew something wasn’t right.” Following the outcry, Hobby [URL='http://www.walb.com/story/35180263/students-speak-out-parents-file-complaints-against-worth-co-sheriffs-office']acknowledged in his April statement[/URL] that “one of the deputies had exceed the instructions given by the Sheriff and conducted a pat down of some students that was more intrusive than instructed.” The sheriff said “corrective action” was taken — but the office has not publicly offered further detail. The grand jury this week indicted two deputies along with the sheriff: Tyler Turner faces one felony count of violation of oath of office and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery. Deidra Whiddon was indicted on one count of violation of oath of office. Local prosecutors also announced this week copies of the indictment would be sent to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who has the legal authority to suspend Hobby. [URL='http://www.myajc.com/news/crime--law/body-search-students-leads-sexual-battery-charge-for-sheriff/nN83WDD9PjytSlLo9bGHqI/']The Journal-Constitution reported[/URL] the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council has already suspended the law enforcement certifications of Hobby and his deputies. [/QUOTE]
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