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Sedgwick County Sheriff Tom Hanna is accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally delayed woman in his home while he was supposed to be transporting her to jail, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"sheriff_badge_1\"Hanna, 43, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon in Logan County, and 13th Judicial District Chief Judge Michael Singer set Hanna\u2019s bond at $250,000. Prosecutors had asked for $500,000. Hanna wore orange jail clothing and had ankle and wrist chains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Singer assigned District Attorney George H. Brauchler of the 18th Judicial District and his office as special prosecutor in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna, who has two foster children, told the judge he is in the middle of a divorce. His next court date is Sept. 16.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the arrest affidavit, the woman\u00a0said the sheriff took her to his home and asked her if she wanted to make $60. \u201cI just want sex,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

After digitally penetrating her, Hanna told the woman:\u00a0\u201cThis has to stay between us,\u201d according to the woman\u2019s account to an investigator. \u201cIf it don\u2019t I\u2019m gonna take you to prison for the rest of your life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna is being held on suspicion of two felony offenses, including sexual assault on an at-risk adult and sexual conduct on a correctional inmate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Court records show he is also accused\u00a0of first-degree official misconduct and soliciting prostitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I was raped, to be honest,\u201d the woman told the\u00a0investigator. \u201cAnd this has bothered me a lot and it feels good to get it out because I\u2019m telling the truth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the investigator, the woman didn\u2019t realize she had been raped. When the investigator told her that she had been raped, the woman said: \u201cOh my God, I didn\u2019t know that,\u201d and then began throwing up, according to the affidavit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna denied having sexual contact with the woman when interviewed by agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, saying he didn\u2019t \u201cknow why she would say something like that,\u201d the affidavit said. Authorities say he declined to take a polygraph test.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna admitted taking the woman to his home to talk about crime information, which he called\u00a0a \u201cpoor decision,\u201d but said\u00a0he was trying to make sure other people in the small town did not\u00a0see her talking to him about about sensitive information, the affidavit says.<\/span><\/p>\n

After dropping the woman off at the Logan County jail, Hanna said he put $20 in her commissary because \u201che has a big heart and wanted to make sure (she) could call her brother,\u201d the affidavit says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The allegations against Hanna came to the attention of prosecutors and state investigators after one of Hanna\u2019s deputies raised concerns about his\u00a0interaction with the woman, the affidavit says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, the deputy said he found it odd that Hanna was transporting the woman to jail in his personal vehicle, which is against department policy. The deputy said he\u00a0became more worried when he saw Hanna\u2019s personal truck parked outside the sheriff\u2019s home shortly after Hanna\u00a0left to take the woman to jail.<\/span><\/p>\n

The deputy says Hanna\u2019s vehicle was parked outside the home for at least 20 to 30 minutes, according to the affidavit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna was moved to the Weld County jail where he is being held after\u00a0his arrest on Tuesday. He was arrested in full duty gear and went willingly, Hanna told the judge Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cpl. Matt Turner, of the Weld County Sheriff\u2019s Office, said Hanna is at the facility as a courtesy to authorities in Logan County where he was initially jailed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the main reason for that was mainly for inmate safety,\u201d said\u00a0Lt. Joe McBride, of the Logan County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u201cHe would be housed with a bunch of other inmates from Sedgwick that he arrested. He basically would have been placed in the population with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McBride says Logan County\u2019s jail often\u00a0hold inmates for Sedgwick, which has a very limited facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna was elected sheriff of the Eastern Plains county in November 2014. Formal charges have yet to be filed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A joint investigation between the 13th Judicial District Attorney\u2019s Office, which serves multiple counties in northeastern Colorado, including Sedgwick and Logan, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation led to Hanna\u2019s arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sedgwick County, in the northeastern corner of Colorado, bordering Nebraska, is 549 square miles with about 2,500 residents. Hanna\u2019s office has three deputies.<\/span><\/p>\n

13th Judicial District Attorney Brittny Lewton asked for a special prosecutor to take over the case. Lewton told The Denver Post on Wednesday that she will probably review all the cases Hanna was involved in investigating.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have not had the opportunity to get to that stage,\u201d Lewton \u00a0said. \u201cOnce the advisement is complete and charges are filed, I will likely look into them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanna is the second public official in the 13th Judicial District to face charges this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sterling\u2019s former fire chief, Kurt Vogel,\u00a0was arrested, along with his wife, on accusations that he stole more than $120,000 from the city while leading its\u00a0firefighting force. Vogel\u00a0left the department in April to serve as chief of the Greater Eagle Fire Protection District.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vogel\u00a0is on\u00a0administrative leave without pay from the\u00a0Eagle County post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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