A case against a former Kern County Sheriff’s detention deputy accused of trying to force an inmate to submit to oral sex has been sent back for more investigation.
There was insufficient evidence to file charges against Fredrico Tafoya, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s office.
Three months after the case was sent back to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department in August, the case is still being investigated.
The case will go back to prosecutors as soon as more information from the investigation is gathered, Senior Deputy Michael Whorf said.
Whorf said he could not discuss details about why the case was sent back.
In July, an inmate said Tafoya wanted to perform oral sex on him. Tafoya threatened to remove the inmate from a work release program if the prisoner didn’t submit, detectives said.
Tafoya was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, causing a person to expose themselves and attempted oral copulation under color of authority.
Tafoya was booked into jail and was released after posting $22,500 bail. Tafoya, who had worked with the Sheriff’s Department for four months, was fired.
Tafoya did not return to work when his case was sent for more investigation, Whorf said.
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