Mississippi Deputies Fired Amid Allegations of Abuse and Misconduct Towards Black Men
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Several Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of sexually assaulting two Black men and shooting one of them in the face have been fired or resigned from the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. The men filed a federal lawsuit against the officers, alleging that they were beaten, stunned with Tasers, abused with a sex toy, and made to strip naked during a raid on one of their homes. The deputies involved in the incident had previously been placed on administrative leave and have now been terminated. The internal investigation is ongoing, and the Mississippi attorney general has not yet filed any charges.
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- Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe The Associated Press
- Deputies accused of beating, sexually abusing Black men fired by Mississippi sheriff USA TODAY
- Mississippi deputies fired after Black man was shot in the face during drug raid ABC News
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