A federal lawsuit has been filed against a former Kanawha County Sheriff's deputy accused of sexually assaulting an inmate last week.

Cass A. Close was arrested July 31 and charged with imposition of sexual acts on an inmate. He remains at Southwestern Regional Jail with a $100,000 bail. Legal Affairs

Kanawha County deputy arrested, charged with sexual assault of an inmate

By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com

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According to the lawsuit, the unidentified victim was arrested in July 2025 in connection with an out-of-state drug charge for which she was on probation and was being held at South Central Regional Jail.

According to court documents, the woman was assaulted multiple times by Close on the seventh floor of the Kanawha County Judicial Annex despite resisting a

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