A federal right lawsuit has been filed against a southern Illinois sheriff's deputy who used a stun gun on three children at an emergency shelter.
The children's guardian is suing the Jefferson County deputies, the county and Sheriff Roger Mulch, reports Associated Press.
According to the lawsuit, the deputies responded to a call from a shelter near Mount Vernon last summer to handle a situation that was labeled out of control, in which, two 12-year olds and an 11-year-old were involved and later stunned with a taser gun. After the children were shocked, they were allegedly forced into a closet along with another child. Other children who tried to intervene prompted the call.
No criminal charges have been filed, and Mulch confirmed the investigations are underway and believes the deputies acted appropriately.
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