EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges a southern Illinois sheriff’s deputy used a stun gun on three children at an emergency shelter while a fellow deputy mistreated a fourth child.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges a southern Illinois sheriff’s deputy used a stun gun on three children at an emergency shelter while a fellow deputy mistreated a fourth child. The children’s guardian filed the lawsuit this month against the Jefferson County deputies. It also names the county and Sheriff Roger Mulch. According to the lawsuit, the deputies responded to the Southern 30 Adolescent Center near Mount Vernon last summer to help control two 12-year-olds and an 11-year-old. But the three children allegedly shocked with the stun gun weren’t the youths who prompted the call. No criminal charges have been filed. And Mulch says investigations, including one by Illinois State Police, found that the deputies acted appropriately. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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