Tulsa deputy resigns after sexual assault arrest
Source: Associated Press
Tulsa deputy resigns after sexual assault arrest
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press | September 17, 2014 | Updated: September 17, 2014 8:02pm
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma sheriff's deputy resigned Wednesday after two women said he sexually assaulted them at a Tulsa County home while he was on duty, a case that comes on the heels of a state trooper and an Oklahoma City police officer being arrested on sexual assault complaints.
Tulsa County Deputy Gerald Nuckolls, 26, was arrested late Tuesday on complaints of sexual assault and battery and indecent exposure. He remained jailed on $125,000 bond.
Undersheriff Tim Albin said Nuckolls resigned after being placed on unpaid leave. Nuckolls hasn't been formally charged, and authorities believe there could be at least five more women who have yet to come forward. It's not clear from jail records whether he has an attorney.
Nuckolls' arrest came a day after Oklahoma State Trooper Eric Roberts was arrested on complaints of kidnapping, rape and other crimes. Three women have said Roberts sexually assaulted them while he was on duty. Roberts' attorney has said the trooper is innocent.
Weeks before Roberts' arrest, Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was accused of sexually assaulting at least eight women while on duty. Holtzclaw has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Tulsa-sheriff-s-deputy-accused-of-sexual-assault-5760702.php
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