Girl Says Creepy Deputy Took Her Home

[The Straight Story]

Girl Says Creepy Deputy Took Her Home

NASHVILLE (CN) - Telling her not to wake up her parents, a sheriff's deputy followed a teen-ager into her bedroom and made her change her clothes while he photographed her, the girl claims in court.

Jane Doe's parents Tabetha and Ricky O'Connor sued Sumner County, Tenn., and its Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cunningham, in Federal Court.

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The family claims that the kids, who had done nothing wrong, were intimidated by Cunningham's display of authority, and obeyed his orders.

"On July 26, 2012, at approximately 3 a.m., Deputy Cunningham observed Jane Doe, her boyfriend, John Doe and Shawn O'Connor on Mt. Vernon Road," the complaint states. "Jane Doe was 13 years old, John Doe was 16 years old and [Jane's brother] Shawn O'Connor was 18 years old. Plaintiff Shawn O'Connor has developmental disabilities. At the time of this initial observation, Deputy Cunningham did not observe any conduct between the three children which would indicate that a crime had been committed or that the children were engaged in criminal activity. Accordingly, there was no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that the children were engaged in criminal behavior or were armed and dangerous."

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"While in Jane Doe's room, Deputy Cunningham questioned Jane Doe about the clothing that Jane Doe was wearing in the text message and ordered her to put on the bra and shirt that she was wearing in the text message," the complaint states. "Again, these actions by Deputy Cunningham were illegal and unconstitutional as Deputy Cunningham did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Jane Doe had been engaged in criminal activity and were performed without parental consent and the effective consent of Jane Doe.


http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/03/20/55892.htm

[darkangel218]

1. Why am i not surprised.

Too many creeps and pervs eneter the force. And once in, its hard for anyone to fire them. Not that they try to.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. Too many creeps and pervs enter positions of respect.

Police.

Clergy.

Sports.

Entertainment.


Predators all.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

13. How could you leave out politicians?

I dare say the creeps seek out positions of respect and authority to facilitate their creepiness. The profession is a secondary -- if that -- concern. i dunno, I can't speak for them because I try not to be a creep.





So, whatchu wearin'?

[seabeyond]

2. i would think it would be illegal regardless if she had committed a crime or not. having her change

in front of him, in her bedroom had nothing to do with suspicion or not. crime or not.

he is a pervert.

[demwing]

3. And she's a minor

he's a pedophile.

Sex offender cop? Ouch. He'll be popular in jail.

[redqueen]

5. If he goes to jail.

I hope he does, but ... rape culture. He 'only' took pictures. It's likely his first offense. He's probably considered a 'good guy'.

Unless he has some prior nastiness on his record I would wager had he only gets fired.

[seabeyond]

6. biology. just, boys will be boys. evo psych says so. and THIS

is the insult when those words are used. the offense. and not only to women. to ALL our men and boys.

when anyone uses them for the cutsey comments, it is also for the not so cutsey.

[Jim Lane]

12. The reference to "evo psych" is a straw man.

There is no responsible scientist working in the field of evolutionary psychology who would contend that anything in that field exonerates conduct of the sort alleged here.

There are theories to the effect that evolution is part of the explanation for why people have particular desires or behavioral tendencies. The truth of such a theory would not, however, imply that any action people take to fulfill those desires is therefore acceptable.

A much bigger problem than "evo psych" is that there were apparently no witnesses. If the deputy swears under oath that the girl is lying, it will be a "he said - she said" situation, and a jury may well decide that the deputy is more credible

[darkangel218]

8. Hes noy gonna go to jail. they never do.

He will get paid while they investigate him and most likely reasigned.

[liberal_at_heart]

14. Are they suing him or filing a criminal report or both?

A civil lawsuit is probably the only thing that will produce any results.

[Arkana]

4. Jesus creepyfucking Christ.

And they let this guy have a badge and a gun?

[Iggo]

9. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[darkangel218]

10. Yes! How lucky we are!! :)

Woohoo! We might get raped, abused and shot while getting protected, but who cares!! Go cops1!!

[bike man]

11. There are more than 300 million people in the US. Some of them are flawed. It follows

that any group that gets its membership from society at large will have some flawed ones in it.

It is unfair to condemn an entire group because of the aberrant behavior of a few, but some will do that, probably even in this thread. It is better to weed them out and punish them in accordance with whatever law they have transgressed.

It is likewise unfair to suggest that just because a transgressor is a member of law enforcement the transgressions will be overlooked (this will probably be seen in this thread as well.) That does happen, but not every time. I've known several LEOs who have been dismissed (if the infractions were not serious enough for the judicial system) and/or have been sentenced via the court system to serve time.