Post by WaTcHeR on Apr 27, 2006 11:30:03 GMT -5
04/26/2006 - SANDPOINT, Idaho -- A northern Idaho sheriff's deputy has been accused of having sex with an underage girl and State Police are investigating, according to a sheriff and a lawyer for a group that insures government agencies.
Boundary County Sheriff Greg Sprungl and David Sasser, general counsel for the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, in Idaho, said probe involves a Bonner County deputy who lives in neighboring Boundary County.
"I just know that it (the incident) took place, my understanding is, in Boundary County," Sprungl said.
The deputy formerly worked for the Boundary and Kootenai sheriff's offices, he and Sasser said.
"My understanding is that there is a criminal investigation to determine whether or not a Bonner County deputy had sex with a minor 17-year-old girl," Sasser said, adding that in the event of a lawsuit the insurance program would "be the ones who hire the lawyers" to represent the county.
The age of consent in Idaho is 18.
The head of the State Police investigations unit, Capt. Clark Rollins, would not comment and told The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., only that a report will be issued when the probe is completed.
Boundary County Prosecutor Jack Douglas and Bonner County Sheriff Elaine Savage and Undersheriff Charlie Dennis did not return calls to the newspaper.
Boundary County Sheriff Greg Sprungl and David Sasser, general counsel for the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, in Idaho, said probe involves a Bonner County deputy who lives in neighboring Boundary County.
"I just know that it (the incident) took place, my understanding is, in Boundary County," Sprungl said.
The deputy formerly worked for the Boundary and Kootenai sheriff's offices, he and Sasser said.
"My understanding is that there is a criminal investigation to determine whether or not a Bonner County deputy had sex with a minor 17-year-old girl," Sasser said, adding that in the event of a lawsuit the insurance program would "be the ones who hire the lawyers" to represent the county.
The age of consent in Idaho is 18.
The head of the State Police investigations unit, Capt. Clark Rollins, would not comment and told The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., only that a report will be issued when the probe is completed.
Boundary County Prosecutor Jack Douglas and Bonner County Sheriff Elaine Savage and Undersheriff Charlie Dennis did not return calls to the newspaper.