Who is Brandon Hartley? Deputy sues Utah sheriff's office after accusing instructor of sexual assault
Warning: This article contains information about sexual assault that could be triggering to some readers. Discretion is advised.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: A deputy with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office is suing the department on the grounds that one of the academy's instructors repeatedly sexually attacked her and that his coworkers were aware of and complicit in the assault. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, claimed her colleague Brandon Hartley would force her to stay late or excuse her from training before assaulting her and humiliating her, calling her "worthless and nothing but a slut," according to the document.
The case, which was submitted in November to the US District Court for Utah, claims that the abuse began as soon as the woman enrolled in the sheriff's office academy in April 2021. Brandon Hartley, a former deputy of the Salt Lake County sheriff at the time, was an academy instructor, as per The Salt Lake Tribune.
