Transgender Man Accuses Jailer Of Sexual Assault

Brazoria County Launches Internet Investigation Into Accusations

POSTED: Wednesday, May 4, 2005

HOUSTON -- An internal investigation is under way over allegations that a Brazoria County jailer sexually assaulted a transgender man, Local 2 reported Tuesday.

The man, who is in the process of becoming a woman, said he was in the jail on a forgery charge when a guard assaulted him over several days.

The accuser's attorney was arrested in the case after refusing to turnover DNA samples collected after the alleged assault.

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