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| Robert Whyte |
08/10/2011
By Keith Edwards
Sawyer County (WQOW) - A plea bargain is reached for a former sheriff's deputy accused of abusing his power.
Former Sawyer County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Whyte was accused of sexually assaulting two women he met while doing investigations. In both cases, they say he told them if they didn't have sex with him he would take official action against them that could have caused them to go to jail or lose custody of their children. In both cases, Whyte was allegedly wearing his full uniform, including his handgun.
Wednesday in court, Whyte pleaded guilty to felony misconduct in office, in return for dismissal of the sexual assault charges.
He could get up to 3.5 years in prison when he's sentenced in October.
