Sex-slave suit lists Custer sheriff

 
By Tony Thornton
Published: October 18, 2007

A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess of operating a sex-slave ring and threatening to send female jail inmates to prison unless they complied with his sexual demands.

The lawsuit was filed against Burgess on behalf of 12 women who either were jail prisoners or are participants in the county's drug court program.

Burgess had sex with one such woman more than 30 times after telling...


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