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Colorado jail’s ex-commander sued over allegedly watching strip search videos of over 100 women
Edward Aber faces 117 counts for secretly viewing strip-search videos of female inmates over five years, prompting a federal class action for invasion of privacy and misconduct.
- On Wednesday, a federal class action lawsuit was filed against Edward Aber, former La Plata County Jail commander, alleging violations of inmates' privacy rights involving strip-search videos.
- The La Plata County Sheriff's Office asked for CBI assistance after Aber appeared in court on Aug. 7, with records indicating 117 alleged victims involved in the case.
- La Plata County and Sheriff Sean Smith failed to implement controls, enabling Aber to log into the evidence management system approximately 3,166 times, mostly to view strip-search videos.
- The Durango Herald reported that at an Aug. 7 advisement hearing, protection and no-contact orders were issued for the 117 alleged victims, and Aber is already being criminally prosecuted after a state investigation found he viewed videos of them over five years.
- Without a swift, severe response, Kevin Mehr, civil rights attorney, warns that future abuse risk could worsen, urging immediate action by Mehr Jolly PLLC.
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Colorado jail's ex-commander sued over allegedly watching strip search videos of over 100 women
Three women who were among more than 100 inmates whose strip search videos were allegedly watched repeatedly by a Colorado jail’s former commander are suing him and government agencies.
·United States
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Class action suit compounds legal troubles for disgraced former Colorado jail commander
A former Colorado jail commander accused of secretly viewing and replaying thousands of strip-search videos of female inmates, over a five-year period, now is also facing a federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of his alleged victims at the…
·Colorado Springs, United States
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Federal class action lawsuit targets La Plata County over jail abuse
Attorneys for the victims of Edward Aber, the former La Plata County Jail Commander who was charged last month after he was found to be accessing thousands of strip search videos for his own sexual gratification over a five year…
·Buena Vista, United States
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