File #: File ID 18853    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Addendum Status: Addendum Ready
File created: 5/29/2025 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/3/2025 Final action: 6/3/2025
Title: Follow Up Request to the Attorney General's Office Regarding Sheriff's Department Internal Affairs Investigation, Request for Independent Investigation Discussion/Direction/Action: The Pima County Sheriff's Department has completed its Internal Affairs (IA) investigation into the sexual assault that occurred between a Pima County Sheriff's Department sergeant and a deputy in December of 2022. In 2023, the Board of Supervisors asked the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to do an independent investigation into the Department's internal response to the assault, to see if any laws or protocols had been broken. In its response dated August 29, 2024 (included in attached CA memo) the AGO noted that while it did not appear that any laws were broken, there were various Sheriff's Department policies that "may have been violated by command staff". The AGO concluded: "We understand that additional information will be developed during an IA investigation which may provide explanations or justificat...
Attachments: 1. BOS_FollowUpRequesttotheAGOffice_Dist2Submittal

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Follow Up Request to the Attorney General’s Office Regarding Sheriff’s Department Internal Affairs Investigation, Request for Independent Investigation

Discussion/Direction/Action: The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has completed its Internal Affairs (IA) investigation into the sexual assault that occurred between a Pima County Sheriff’s Department sergeant and a deputy in December of 2022. In 2023, the Board of Supervisors asked the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to do an independent investigation into the Department’s internal response to the assault, to see if any laws or protocols had been broken. In its response dated August 29, 2024 (included in attached CA memo) the AGO noted that while it did not appear that any laws were broken, there were various Sheriff’s Department policies that “may have been violated by command staff”.  The AGO concluded: “We understand that additional information will be developed during an IA investigation which may provide explanations or justifications for these areas of concern. The AGO would welcome the opportunity to review the IA investigation after it is completed by the Sheriff's Department should this Board continue to have concerns.”  Now that the Sheriff’s Department’s IA investigation is complete, directing the County Administrator to ask the AGO to review the Department’s IA investigation and any related matters, to ascertain if any laws or protocols were in fact broken. (District 2)