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| County, Sheriff Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit |
| By The Rogersville Review |
| Published: 10/31/2005 |
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Attorneys representing Hawkins County and Sheriff Warren Rimer have filed a response seeking dismissal of a federal lawsuit filed in connection with the alleged assault in the county jail of a man described as “moderately mentally retarded.” The lawsuit, filed in September, seeks $500,000 in compensatory damages as well as attorney's fees and claims the assault occurred in September 2004.Court documents allege the man, with an IQ in the “48 to 56 range,” was sexually assaulted by another inmate when housed in a cell block at the jail. “The defendants deny that (the alleged victim) was sexually assaulted, deny that they failed to provide for his safety, deny that they failed to adequately instruct, train or supervise their deputies and jailer and generally deny the remaining allegations,” the response states. The lawsuit also claims authorities did not investigate the alleged assault or provide medical attention, with the response asserting the man was seen by the jail nurse following the event and an investigation was conducted. According to court records the man was eventually ordered transferred to the Greene Valley Developmental Center by General Sessions Judge David Brand and then transferred to a residential program for individuals incapable of caring for themselves. The response seeks the dismissal of the suit entirely and also asks that Rimer be dismissed as a defendant because he is acting in his official capacity as the sheriff of Hawkins County, which is also named as a defendant in the suit. |
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