What a King County case says about abuse in a national police youth program
In May, King County prosecutors filed sexual assault charges against a King County sheriff’s deputy.
They said he raped a 17-year-old girl.
Prosecutors claim the abuse started while the two were alone on a ride-along in his police SUV while she was participating in Explorers, a national youth mentorship program, with the Burien Police Department.
And that allegation mirrors a disturbing pattern of abuse within Explorers programs at law enforcement agencies nationwide.
We talk with a reporter who has investigated the program about what she found.
Guest
Lakeidra Chavis, former reporter…
The skinny
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