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Former Colorado sheriff turns self in after extortion and kidnapping charges
Source: The Guardian
Former Colorado sheriff turns self in after extortion and kidnapping charges
Terry Maketa has faced barrage of accusations for allegedly discriminating
against workers who would not sleep with him and pressuring a domestic
abuse victim to reverse a statement – so that she was jailed while her abuser
kept his job
Josiah Hesse
Monday 30 May 2016 18.33 BST
Last week, a former Colorado sheriff turned himself in to police custody following a grand jury indictment that charged him with extortion, tampering with a witness or victim, second-degree kidnapping and three counts of official misconduct. An undersheriff and commander were also booked on various charges.
Terry Maketa was sheriff of El Paso County for 12 years, until 2014. El Paso County is home to the conservative Christian city of Colorado Springs, known for its Republican voters and evangelicals.
His indictment came after a three-year effort among colleagues to hold him accountable for alleged sexual misconduct with three employees, discrimination against employees who refused to sleep with him, illegal retaliation against co-workers, and pressuring a domestic abuse victim to reverse her statement, landing her in jail so her abuser could keep his job in the sheriff’s department.
Allegations against Maketa surfaced in a 2010 cover story in the Colorado Springs Independent, which accused him of protecting a violent detective and giving wildly unprecedented pay rises to women who did not appear to be qualified for the jobs they had. Emails between Maketa and the employees in question confirmed affairs. Staffers also accused the sheriff of using taxpayer dollars to fund romantic getaways.
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Terry Maketa has faced barrage of accusations for allegedly discriminating
against workers who would not sleep with him and pressuring a domestic
abuse victim to reverse a statement – so that she was jailed while her abuser
kept his job
Josiah Hesse
Monday 30 May 2016 18.33 BST
Last week, a former Colorado sheriff turned himself in to police custody following a grand jury indictment that charged him with extortion, tampering with a witness or victim, second-degree kidnapping and three counts of official misconduct. An undersheriff and commander were also booked on various charges.
Terry Maketa was sheriff of El Paso County for 12 years, until 2014. El Paso County is home to the conservative Christian city of Colorado Springs, known for its Republican voters and evangelicals.
His indictment came after a three-year effort among colleagues to hold him accountable for alleged sexual misconduct with three employees, discrimination against employees who refused to sleep with him, illegal retaliation against co-workers, and pressuring a domestic abuse victim to reverse her statement, landing her in jail so her abuser could keep his job in the sheriff’s department.
Allegations against Maketa surfaced in a 2010 cover story in the Colorado Springs Independent, which accused him of protecting a violent detective and giving wildly unprecedented pay rises to women who did not appear to be qualified for the jobs they had. Emails between Maketa and the employees in question confirmed affairs. Staffers also accused the sheriff of using taxpayer dollars to fund romantic getaways.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/30/terry-maketa-colorado-sheriff-extortion-kidnapping-charges
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