WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A federal grand jury indicted a former deputy with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law arising out of his alleged sexual assault of a female inmate in his custody.
According to the indictment, on July 29, 2025, Cass Aaron Close, 56, violated the civil rights of the victim when he sexually assaulted her. At the time of the assault, Close was on duty as a Kanawha County Sheriff's deputy and the victim was in his custody at the Kanawha County Judicial Annex. If convicted, Close faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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