“She was so desperate for help she attempted to write on the cell wall, in her own blood, ‘God, please help me,’” according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday in Cincinnati.
The 38-year-old woman claims the jailers shattered bones in her shoulder during the rapes, used a stun gun on her more than once, took away her clothing, left her covered in her own blood and feces, shut off water to her cell and forced her to drink from a toilet, according to WCPO.
The lawsuit was filed against two corrections officers — one by name, one as a John Doe — along with the jail’s health services administrator and six nurses.
Warren County Chief Deputy Barry Riley issued a statement today that the office doesn’t comment on pending legal matters.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Jennifer L. Branch, said the Warren County Sheriff’s Office investigated the accused rapes but did not collect forensic evidence from the woman’s clothing, bed or cell or the lab results identifying sperm in her urine, according to WCPO.
The jail disposed of the woman’s plastic mattress that would have contained DNA and other forensic evidence, according to the suit.
A Warren County assistant prosecutor did not conduct an independent investigation of the accused rapes or the conditions of the woman’s confinement, according to the suit.
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