Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Delay in sexual assault investigation findings against NC police officers

District Attorney Doug Henderson is still weighing whether to file charges in the case of three officers suspended with pay for the alleged rape of a fellow female Greensboro, NC officer. He blames the delay in the case on a delay in analysis of physical evidence.

If it were not expedited, it would probably be a matter of months," Henderson said. How long the analysis will take now depends on how many other expedited investigations the SBI is working on, but Henderson said results would likely come in a few weeks.

"When it will be done, lord only knows and we won't make a final decision until it is," Henderson said.

On Dec. 18, a female police officer reported that she was sexually assaulted by other officers after they picked her up near the Four Seasons Town Centre. The assault was reported to have happened between 11 p.m. Dec. 14 and 1 a.m. Dec. 15.

Sgt. A.S. Wallace, 43; Officer J.O. LeGrand, 37; and Officer C.S. Stevens, 42, members of the police department's Tactical Special Enforcement Team, have been suspended with pay since Dec. 18.

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