A veteran sheriff’s deputy in Texas has been arrested after six women accused him of forcing them into strip searches, according to authorities.
Floyd Berry, an 18-year veteran of Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested after the women accused him of pervy police procedures in an 11-day stretch from Nov. 24-Dec. 4., the department said.
He was initially placed on administrative duty as the department’s Internal Affairs Unit investigated the complaints along with the FBI’s Public Corruption Task Force, the sheriff’s department said in a release.
He was arrested Saturday when he arrived for duty at Bexar’s Adult Detention Center and charged with three counts of official oppression, which are Class A misdemeanors. His bail was set at $45,000.
He was also given a proposed termination, the department said of the move that is tantamount to being fired.
The department is now conducting “separate but concurrent administrative and criminal investigations” into the claims against him, a spokesperson said.