A recently hired Whatcom County deputy is now behind bars after being charged with rape and assault.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) Monday about opening a criminal investigation into one of their deputies, Austin Case.
Case was arrested two days later, according to MVPD, after at least two victims came forward, and a search warrant was executed on his home and car.
Case was charged with third-degree rape, fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, unlawful imprisonment, first-degree extortion and burglary.
He was already on administrative leave from the sheriff’s office pending an investigation. Authorities said the alleged crimes happened before he was sworn
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