| Former Okeechobee sheriff's sergeant accused of raping inmate |
OKEECHOBEE -
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former sergeant with the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office has been
charged with forcing a female inmate to have sex with him, according to
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Tommie Joe Brock, 51, of Okeechobee has been charged with felony sexual
battery by a law enforcement officer and felony sexual misconduct
between a detention facility employee and an inmate.
FDLE began investigating in July after receiving allegations from
Sheriff Paul May that Brock was having a sexual relationship with an
unwilling female inmate.
The woman gave investigators clothing and napkins that contained Brock's DNA to prove her claim, court reports state.
Brock worked for the Sheriff's Office for 23 years before he was fired on July 8.
On Tuesday, he was released from Okeechobee County Jail on $100,000 bail.
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Posted By Lloyd Golburgh on October 22, 2009 08:38 pm | Permalink  |