The West Virginia State Police are reportedly investigating three Logan County sheriff's deputies and one Chapmanville police officer in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old woman.
According to a report published today in The Charleston Gazette, State Police Sgt. R.D. Perry said the investigation into the rape allegation is ongoing and he is waiting for evidence to be processed in the State Police crime lab. Reportedly, a complaint has been filed, but, as of yet, there have been no charges filed.
The Logan Banner questioned Logan County Sheriff Eddie Hunter nearly a week after the incident allegedly occurred, but Hunter said he had not heard anything about the allegations. Reports of the alleged rape and the arrests of the officers were circulating in the city of Logan from sources close to the matter only days after it allegedly occurred. Names of officers accused in the alleged rape were given to The Logan Banner at that time, but Hunter said none of the reports were true. The Logan Banner will not print the names of the officers until they are made public by the West Virginia State Police.
"If any one of my guys were in trouble, I'd be the first one to let you know," Hunter said at that time.
Hunter is currently out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday, a spokesperson from the Sheriff's Department said this morning, and unavailable for comment.
Perry did not release names of the officers allegedly involved but did confirm the basic details of the allegations.
According to the published report "The woman told police she was with her boyfriend and another male friend in the early morning hours of Sept. 7. They left the Glitter Girls strip club in Logan and drove a short distance before stopping the car along the side of the road under an overpass. She said she and her boyfriend got into a fight and he started walking away from the car.
"A Logan County Sheriff's Department vehicle allegedly came upon him. Inside were three Logan deputies and one Chapmanville officer, Perry said.
"The alleged victim's mother said the four officers asked the man specifically about her daughter.
"Perry said the boyfriend pointed in the direction of his girlfriend's car, at which point the officers drove to the car," the published report said.
"They took the woman out of the car, which was still parked along the side of the road, and gave her a field sobriety test, which she failed, Perry said.
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