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A civil suit filed yesterday in Floyd County Court alleges that a Martin City police officer sexually and physically assaulted three young women while responding to a noise complaint earlier this month. The women listed as 19, 20 and 22 years old in court documents allege that they were with friend on the evening of February 1st when officer Jeremy Shepard and another deputy came to the residence allegedly responding to a noise complaint. The three women say that officers ask the males at the party to leave and later officer Shepard returned alone which is when the alleged assault took place. Shepard had only been an officer for three weeks when this alleged incident took place. The Kentucky state police are investigating however charges have yet to be filed.