cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5905444

Riverside County officials are accused of bribing sexual assault victims in exchange for their silence.

According to court documents filed in Riverside County on Monday by attorneys representing two women, the victims were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse, harassment, and intimidation by Christian Phillip Heidecker between March and April of 2023, during which Heidecker was a correctional deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.