NY sheriff's deputy facing sex abuse charge
MILTON, N.Y. - MILTON, N.Y. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in eastern New York is accused of forcing a woman to commit a sex act in his patrol car while he was on-duty.
The Saratoga County Sheriff's office says 28-year-old Donald Harder III was on-duty during the incident Tuesday night in Edinburg. They say the woman believed she had to comply because she was in the vehicle and he was in uniform.
Harder is charged with first-degree criminal sex act. Sheriff James Bowen says Harder and the woman are past acquaintances.
The sheriff's office could not be reached Wednesday evening to determine whether Harder had an attorney.
The Saratoga County deputy sheriff's union didn't immediately respond to an e-mail request for comment.
A phone number listed for Harder's home was disconnected.
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