Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Deputy Daniel Ward Arrested for Sexual Battery on Child

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Campbell County deputy after he was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges of the sexual battery of a minor.

Daniel Ward, 36 and of Jacksboro, was indicted on 16 counts overall. The indictment includes 10 counts of aggravated sexual battery of a minor under the age of 13, two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery of a minor under the age of 13, two counts sexual battery by an authority figure, and two counts of sexual battery.

A Campbell County grand jury handed down the indictment on Monday.

The TBI began investigating the allegations against Ward in December, after a request by the district attorney.

Ward is accused of sexually molesting one victim numerous times between October 2003 and March 2009.

He's been booked into the Campbell County jail on $25,000 bond.

While employed with the sheriff's office, he worked as a corrections officer and a patrol deputy.

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