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Published: January 6, 2009
Defense lawyer makes opening statements in ex-Custer County sheriff's sex abuse trial
By Ron Jackson - Staff Writer
Updated at 2:55 p.m. FAIRVIEW --Five of the six women who have accused former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess of abusing them sexually are convicted felons, and several have "mental issues" and have even had their children taken away by the state, defense attorney Steve Huddleston said this afternoon in his opening statements. Several of the women are also involved in a lawsuit against Burgess, Huddleston said...
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