Global Courant 2023-04-21 18:41:16
A former probation officer in West Virginia was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for violating the civil rights of a female parolee by sexually assaulting her.
Anthony Demetro received the maximum sentence in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia.
Prosecutors said Demetro, 44, was a probation officer with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation when the attack occurred in April 2021. At the time, the woman was in a residential drug and alcohol treatment program as a condition of her parole.
FORMER LANDLORD OF CONNECTICUT MADE TO PAY $400,000 FOR 5 YEARS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VICTIMIZATION OF FEMALE TENANTS
Anthony Demetro was sentenced to 15 years in prison in a West Virginia sexual assault case.
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“We thank the survivor for the courage and strength to step forward to tell her story,” said Kristen Clarke, an assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
She added in a statement: “The Justice Department will continue to hold accountable officials who exploit their power and authority to sexually assault and harm vulnerable people.”
