What happened to Edie?
12/11/2011
This was the plan: Greg Williams would drive to Delaware County, call Edwina King and then she would call him back on a pay phone, so they could arrange a secret meeting place. |
Sales tax approved to pay off judgment in Delaware County
4/4/2012
Delaware County voters overwhelmingly approved a 17-year, half-cent sales tax Tuesday night to pay off a multimillion-dollar civil rights judgment the county incurred as the result of former female inmates who claimed they were raped and sexually assaulted by members of the sheriff's staff. |
DA: Delaware County 'outraged' over jail suit
1/26/2012
District Attorney Eddie Wyant answered questions for almost two hours Thursday morning from Grove residents regarding a federal civil rights lawsuit and the sheriff’s department that could financially impact the county for decades. |
New Delaware County sheriff takes over hot seat
1/4/2012
Hanging on the wall of the newly appointed Delaware County Sheriff Rick Littlefield's office is a 40-year-old, two-foot, faded sign that serves as a daily reminder of why the former state lawmaker signed on for one of the toughest jobs he has ever encountered. |
Delaware County approves sales-tax vote resolution
12/29/2011
Delaware County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday on a resolution asking voters to approve a 17-year, half-cent sales tax to pay for a $13.5 million civil rights judgment against the Sheriff's Office. |
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Editorial: Taxpayers left holding the bag
11/8/2011
The most severe punishment doled out so far in the Delaware County jail sex scandal is to the taxpayers of Delaware County. |
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$13.5 million Delaware County settlement to be paid in installments
12/3/2011
A $13.5 million settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Delaware County Sheriff's Office will be paid in three equal installments, the first beginning in 2013, according to court records filed Thursday. |
OSBI: Jail staff didn't force inmates
12/11/2011
A letter written to Edwina King before she died details some of the horrors female inmates at the Delaware County jail reportedly endured, the reasons behind a $13.5 million settlement for the federal civil rights lawsuit against the county. |
Delaware County settles jail sexual misconduct lawsuit for $13.5 million
11/3/2011
Delaware County homeowners could see their property taxes jump 18 percent for the next three years after the county commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to settle a federal lawsuit against the sheriff for $13.5 million. |
Delaware County residents worry jail suit settlement will raise property taxes
11/4/2011
The topic of conversation for almost all of the coffee drinkers at Spudnut Donut and Café on Thursday morning was the settlement of a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit that could result in the county raising property taxes by 18 percent. |
Edwina King's body was found hanged Oct. 17, 2008. When she died, King possessed a letter detailing sexual abuse of prisoners in the Delaware County jail. Her death was ruled a suicide. Her family doesn't believe it.
