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The warrant alleges Bleckley County Sheriff Kris Coody, who is now facing one count of misdemeanor sexual battery, grabbed Hatchett’s chest on Jan. 18.
Brown said he witnessed the incident and intervened.
“As I turned to my left to focus back on the two of them, I saw his hand go down on her left breast,” Brown told the station. “I grabbed his arm, threw it off of her chest, and basically said, ‘What are you [expletive] think you’re doing?’ and that’s basically where it ended.”
Sheriff Kris Coody.Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
On Feb. 4, Coody surrendered himself to the Cobb County Sheriff; the warrant had been issued on Jan. 28.
In a statement issued on Feb. 8, Coody noted that he “was out of the country on a church mission trip that had been planned for over a year” when the warrant was issued, and that he “returned early from the trip to turn himself in.”
The statement continues: “Sheriff Coody takes these charges very seriously and has retained legal counsel to guide him through this process. He will comply with all legal obligations placed upon him. Sheriff Coody understands and appreciates the efforts taken to protect the privacy of the victim in this case. It would be improper for Sheriff Coody to contact the other party at this time, but he looks forward to personally expressing his regrets for any offense at the appropriate opportunity.”
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Coody could not be reached for comment Thursday morning.
“I felt like I needed to say something, because the accusation is now out — it’s unsealed,” Brown told the station. “The judge had no problems with it being unsealed, because she’s a lot stronger now.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
Chris Harris
source: people.com
