KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations of a sexual assault by one of its deputies.
The department said the deputy was placed on administrative leave April 25 after an inmate said the deputy sexually assaulted him inside the Clay County Jail.
An investigation was immediately launched, the sheriff’s office said, and the inmate was taken to an area hospital for examination.
While the inmate remains in Clay County custody for now, the department said it is making arrangements to take him to an outside facility, which is common practice in such cases.
“We hold our employees to the highest standards and take all accusations of misconduct very seriously,” the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted to Twitter.
The department said it could not release further information in order to protect the investigation, but it respects “the family’s concerns and motive to share their understanding of the accusations.”
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