Republic Review Of Sex-Crime Cases Finds Failures By Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Arpaio Failures Revealed In Sex Crime Case Review
FILE -- In this April 3, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pauses during a press conference in Phoenix. The tough-talking sheriff, still facing a federal lawsuit alleging his department violates Hispanics civil rights, is the last man standing of the three Phoenix politicians who made Arizona a leader in the crackdown against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE -- In this April 3, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pauses during a press conference in Phoenix. The tough-talking sheriff, still facing a federal lawsuit alleging his department violates Hispanics civil rights, is the last man standing of the three Phoenix politicians who made Arizona a leader in the crackdown against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

In the spring of 2007, a 17-year-old Mesa girl reported to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office that she had been repeatedly sexually abused by her father.

A detective failed to follow up on her report for nearly nine months. By then, the girl and her mother had lost the will to cooperate in prosecution.

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