Thursday, October 21, 2010
Pike County Deputy Found Not Guilty
KENTUCKY...
A jury finds a Pike County Sheriff's Deputy charged with rape, not guilty.
The jury returned the verdict for Bill Hatfield.
It took the jury five hours to return the not guilty verdict.
A woman accused Hatfield of raping her while he was on duty in April of last year.
During the trial, Hatfield claimed he was investigating suspicious cars on a strip job and says he caught the married woman with another man.
Hatfield claimed the woman had sex with him in exchange for him not to tell her husband she was with another man.
After the verdict, Hatfield hugged his family and friends. He did not talk to the media and wanted his attorney to speak on his behalf.
Prosecutors were unavailable to comment.
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A jury finds a Pike County Sheriff's Deputy charged with rape, not guilty.
The jury returned the verdict for Bill Hatfield.
It took the jury five hours to return the not guilty verdict.
A woman accused Hatfield of raping her while he was on duty in April of last year.
During the trial, Hatfield claimed he was investigating suspicious cars on a strip job and says he caught the married woman with another man.
Hatfield claimed the woman had sex with him in exchange for him not to tell her husband she was with another man.
After the verdict, Hatfield hugged his family and friends. He did not talk to the media and wanted his attorney to speak on his behalf.
Prosecutors were unavailable to comment.
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