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Dec. 10th, 2011 09:19 pmOnline petition calling for Arpaio to resign
The assistant police chief who discovered that the crimes had been ignored gives his account. It is damning.
The New York Times picks up the story: Arpaio Is Criticized Over Handling of Sex-Crimes Cases. 'One young woman said her cousin has tried with no success to get deputies to investigate the molestation of her three daughters. The person who did it is still out there,' she said. 'We see him all the time.'
Arizona's two senators, both Republicans, have issued a joint statement: "Victims of abuse not only deserve the respect of law enforcement, but their rights must also be protected throughout the criminal justice process. Laws that we have championed are intended to give a voice to victims of crime."
More calls for Arpaio's resignation:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregate/2011/12/08/arizona-afl-cio-executive-director-calls-for-resignation-of-sheriff-arpaio/
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2011/12/joe_arpaios_resignation_calls.php
http://www.azfamily.com/home/McCain-Kyl-chime-in-on-botched-sex-crimes-cases-135315103.html "'I have a 12-year-old daughter,' Veronica Vargas said. 'It hurts me every day, knowing anything could happen to her out there and nobody's going to give a [expletive deleted].'"
ETA:
http://www.blogforarizona.com/blog/2011/12/the-grijalva-interview-part-3-arpaios-failure-to-investigate-400-sex-crime-cases.html
http://azdem.org/news/releases/Arizona_turns_on_Arpaio/
The assistant police chief who discovered that the crimes had been ignored gives his account. It is damning.
The New York Times picks up the story: Arpaio Is Criticized Over Handling of Sex-Crimes Cases. 'One young woman said her cousin has tried with no success to get deputies to investigate the molestation of her three daughters. The person who did it is still out there,' she said. 'We see him all the time.'
Arizona's two senators, both Republicans, have issued a joint statement: "Victims of abuse not only deserve the respect of law enforcement, but their rights must also be protected throughout the criminal justice process. Laws that we have championed are intended to give a voice to victims of crime."
More calls for Arpaio's resignation:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregate/2011/12/08/arizona-afl-cio-executive-director-calls-for-resignation-of-sheriff-arpaio/
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2011/12/joe_arpaios_resignation_calls.php
http://www.azfamily.com/home/McCain-Kyl-chime-in-on-botched-sex-crimes-cases-135315103.html "'I have a 12-year-old daughter,' Veronica Vargas said. 'It hurts me every day, knowing anything could happen to her out there and nobody's going to give a [expletive deleted].'"
ETA:
http://www.blogforarizona.com/blog/2011/12/the-grijalva-interview-part-3-arpaios-failure-to-investigate-400-sex-crime-cases.html
http://azdem.org/news/releases/Arizona_turns_on_Arpaio/
