Claremore, OK
A former employee of the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested and charged with the crime of sexual battery.
Gary C. Handley, 42, of Broken Arrow, was booked into the Rogers County Jail Wednesda on one count of Sexual Battery. Handley turned himself in, accompanied by his attorney. Immediately upon being booked into the jail, Handley’s attorney secured his release on the $10,000.00 bond.
“This is disheartening,” said Sheriff Walton.
Walton said he was disappointed over the alleged incidents and said, “…this kind of behavior is completely unacceptable from any agent of law enforcement and it absolutely will not stand inside the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office. “
Handley was a deputy sheriff assigned to the courthouse security detail during the alleged offense which surfaced in May.
The charges stem from allegations of inappropriate touching of a female courthouse employee. The allegations arose when the victim contacted the Sheriff’s Office to report the activity. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office investigated the claim. The Sheriff’s Office investigation of the claim was forwarded to the Rogers County District Attorney’s Office for final determination of criminal charges.
On August 3, 2009, a criminal arrest warrant was issued through Mayes County for the arrest of Handley by Judge Erin O’Quinn under the case number of CF-2009-442.
Handley’s next court date is September 23, 2009 at 9:00 AM.
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