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Deputy Accused of Using Police Databases to Look Up Teenager

Original: Deputy Used Police Databases to Look Up a 17-Year-Old Girl He Met at a Restaurant

A sheriff's deputy is accused of misusing police databases to look up personal information about a 17-year-old girl he encountered while working an off-duty job at a restaurant. The case has drawn attention to how law enforcement officers can exploit access to confidential records, raising questions about oversight, accountability, and safeguards protecting members of the public from unauthorized searches.

Why now: People are alarmed by allegations of a police officer abusing confidential database access to target a minor.

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