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LETCHER COUNTY, Kentucky — The jury trial for a former Letcher County deputy sheriff will begin next week.

Ben Fields is charged with two counts of third-degree rape, two counts of third-degree sodomy, three counts of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device and second-degree perjury.

The charges stem from allegations that Fields offered to help multiple women on home incarceration in exchange for sexual favors between 2021 and 2022.