Former Sanger PD officer to serve life behind bars for sexual assaults while on-duty

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif,. (KFSN) -- Life down bars-that's the punishment for erstwhile Sanger Police serviceman J.D. Torrence who was convicted of sexually assaulting 4 women portion helium was connected duty.

"His actions correspond 1 of the astir superior betrayals of nationalist spot possible," Sanger Police Chief John Reynolds stated.

Chief Reynolds says Torrence joined the unit successful 2016.

Court documents amusement his maltreatment of powerfulness started successful 2017 and went connected for years.

"By abusing his badge to perpetrate repeated intersexual battle nether the colour of authority, helium not lone victimized susceptible women, but besides inflicted lasting harm connected the estimation and the integrity of the Sanger Police Department," Chief Reynolds said.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says the archetypal allegation against Torrence came successful June of 2021.

"Brave, courageous individuals came guardant and told america that they were victims of crimes, heinous, violent, intersexual crimes by Officer Torrence," Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni stated.

Because of their bravery, Torrence was placed connected leave, past arrested that fall.

"No instrumentality enforcement serviceman is supra oregon beyond the law," Assistant peculiar Agent successful Charge astatine the FBI Sacramento, John Dozier said.

One of his survivors, represented by Butch Wagner, was astir 67 years aged erstwhile Torrence stalked and took vantage of her.

"He raped her connected aggregate occasions," Wagner said. "He had told her helium needed to speech to her, needed to assistance her, fto her into her location and that's wherever it happened and helium was forceful astir it I mean it was horrible."

Wagner and that subsister are present filing a civilian suit against Sanger and its constabulary department.

"I privation to find retired from the metropolis of Sanger however this went connected truthful overmuch with Torrence, however the metropolis didn't cognize that Torrence was retired determination engaging successful these acts," Wagner stated.

The Sanger Police Chief hoping to regain the spot of the assemblage each day.

"We're not brushing thing nether the carpet. There is not a corrupt agency. We're going to bash the close thing," Chief Reynolds said.

Law enforcement continues to promote imaginable victims successful immoderate lawsuit to travel guardant truthful they tin bring the abuser to justice.

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