Third lawsuit filed against ex-Kanawha County deputy charged with sexual assault

Third lawsuit filed against ex-Kanawha County deputy charged with sexual assault

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - A third lawsuit has been filed against a former Kanawha County deputy accused of sexually assaulting an inmate. Attorneys Jesse Forbes and Dante diTrapano say that a third person has come forward, accusing former Kanawha County deputy Cass Close of sexual assault and abuse. The attorneys say that, along with Close, another sheriff's deputy listed only as "John Doe," and the Kanawha County Commission are also named …

Former Kanawha County bailiff named in third civil lawsuit, again accused of sexual abuse and assault

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A third woman has filed suit against a former Kanawha County court bailiff in Charleston. Cass Close, 54, was arrested in late July after a woman who was a detainee accused Close of sexually assaulting her on the 7th floor of the Kanawha County Judicial Annex Courthouse earlier in the month. The…