Maricopa County Sheriff's Office mishandled sex cases

[Yavapai]

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office failed to adequately investigate more than 400 sex-crime cases, including dozens in El Mirage, over a two-year period because of poor oversight and former Chief Deputy David Hendershott's desire to protect a key investigator from bad publicity, according to documents pertaining to a recent internal investigation released by the Sheriff's Office.

The errors led to interminable delays for victims of serious crimes who waited years for the attackers to be brought to justice, if they were ever caught.

More than 50 El Mirage sex-crime cases, most involving young children reportedly victimized by friends or family, went un-investigated after police took an initial report. The lack of oversight was so widespread in El Mirage that it affected other cases: roughly 15 death investigations, some of them homicides with workable leads, were never presented to prosecutors, and dozens of robberies and auto-theft cases never led to arrests.

Concern about the handling of the cases dates back several years. However, a recently concluded investigation by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu revealed that an internal probe to get to the root of the problem was blocked by Hendershott two years ago because it would have reflected poorly on an investigator he considered crucial to a separate case.



http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/05/21/20110521maricopa-county-sheriff-office-sex-case-investigations-mishandled.html#ixzz1NbnPwuz6

"They shoot a Marine 60 times in a pot raid, but them thar pedophiles just be teachen them kids bout the birds and bees."

Bet the right wing radicals will just love ol Joe on this one!

[Dawson Leery]

1. The marine was murdered by the parasites in the Pima County Sheriff's office.

"Liberal" Clarence Dupnik's goons did that one.

[Yavapai]

2. Thats the neighborhood, thats Arizona

Thanks for clarifying for me.