A Georgia county sheriff is accused of groping a distinguished native choose at an annual legislation enforcement convention final month, officers stated.
Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody has been charged with sexual battery after he allegedly fondled the choose at a resort bar on the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta in Cobb County in January in the course of the three-day Georgia Sheriff’s Affiliation winter assembly.
Police stated Coody “did place his hand” on the sufferer’s physique components with out the sufferer’s consent, in line with the arrest warrant, obtained by WXIA.
The choose’s id was not made public.
Coody has not been arrested as he's at the moment exterior of the state on a church mission journey that “has been scheduled for practically a yr,” in line with a press release from the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Division.
His warrant was issued on Jan. 28.
“Sheriff Coody has been a legislation enforcement officer for greater than 20 years and has great respect for our courtroom system. He takes these allegations severely and can meet with the suitable authorities as quickly as he returns,” the Bleckley Sheriff’s Workplace stated in a press release.
In response to information obtained by WXIA, Coody has a historical past of improper conduct.
In 2007, he was terminated from his place with the Georgia State Patrol after he’d spent greater than 20 years with them, the outlet reported.
In a 2007 incident, Coody was concerned with an argument with a pal during which the pal punched Coody’s 12-year-old son within the face in entrance of his 10-year-old daughter, in line with studies. Coody left the scene along with his son, and refused to cooperate with investigators. He declined to inform his supervisor that he was beneath investigation and had been interviewed by police.
In the course of the investigation, Coody’s ex-wife filed a legal grievance towards him for letting his 12-year-old daughter drive his police cruiser on the freeway, which he admitted to.
Coody’s bond is anticipated to be set at $1,000.
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