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Homeland Security Special Agent Arrested on Rape, Sodomy Charges
Police said the Homeland Security Investigations agent was placed on leave as investigators prepared to release more details in the case.
- On Saturday, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Kent Blacklidge surrendered at the Baldwin County Jail on multiple sex-crime charges, according to the Spanish Fort Police Department in Alabama.
- The Spanish Fort Police Department is investigating Blacklidge, who was placed on administrative leave at the start of the probe; authorities confirmed his status as a special agent with Homeland Security.
- According to a news release, Blacklidge faces counts of first- and second-degree rape, first- and second-degree sodomy, two counts each of first- and second-degree sexual abuse, and incest.
- Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber emphasized the department's responsibility to pursue justice and protect victims, regardless of whether the perpetrator wears a badge.
- A news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the Spanish Fort Police Department to release further details about the investigation.
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Dothan EagleFederal agent in Alabama faces multiple sexual abuse charges after turning himself in
The Spanish Fort Police Department is investigating a special agent with Homeland Security after he turned himself in on Saturday to the Baldwin County Jail on several sexual abuse charges.According to a news release, Kent Blacklidge, 43, faces the following charges:
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