They provided an environment in which the sheriff felt more than confident that this could take place with impunity. And he was right. They spent five years and close to half a million dollars to make sure he saw no repercussions.<p>They put him on paid leave two days after he attempted to rape another woman. A subsequent internal investigation that year turned up evidence of more women possibly being preyed upon and yet he was on paid leave for three more years afterwards.<p>There is no reason to push off an investigation for 9mo other than hoping the victim would run out of funds and steam and drop the case. A woman was raped and justice wasn&#x27;t sought because the offender was one of their own. The department&#x27;s conduct in this case is frankly disgusting.<p>The county knew the power they had versus the limited ability of the victim to bring the offender to justice. They abused it at every turn to keep a rapist on their payroll and out of jail because he had a badge. For five years.