Rep. Grijalva Calls for Arpaio to Resign Over Mishandled Sex-Crime Cases [View All]

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Source: Raw Story / Associated Press

Rep. Grijalva calls for Arpaio to resign over mishandled sex-crime cases

By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, December 5, 2011
 
Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) on Monday called for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to resign after the Associated Press reported that his office had inadequately investigated more than 400 sex-crime investigations during a three-year period.

Current and former police officers familiar with the cases told the Associated Press that Arpaio’s office botched hundreds of sex-crimes investigations. In the small city of El Mirage alone, there were at least 32 reported child molestations that hadn’t been worked on, even though the suspects in most cases were known. Many of the victims were children of illegal immigrants.

“This nothing-to-see-here attitude is the worst kind of unaccountable arrogance, and Mr. Arpaio needs to step down before any more damage is done to public confidence in our law enforcement and justice system,” Grijalva said. “The picture emerging – no follow-up, no investigation, no prosecution, no justice and a shield of silence after the fact – is not how we conduct law enforcement in this country.”

“Enforcing laws against violent crime, whatever a victim’s legal status, is mandatory and not something we leave to individual communities as an open question. Selective enforcement undermines respect for our brave legal officers and is rightly not tolerated by the public.”


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/05/rep-grijalva-calls-for-arpaios-resignation-over-mishandled-sex-crime-cases/