Sheriff’s deputy charged with aggravated rape

By CNN

Published June 30, 2020 4:45 PM

Bedford County, TN (WSMV) — A Bedford County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and indicted for allegedly raping a woman.

TBI officials say an investigation into 31-year-old Joseph Guthrie, a deputy with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, began in February for allegations of him sexually assaulting a woman at a house party back in October 2019.

Investigators later indicted Guthrie on an aggravated rape charge.

He was arrested and booked on Monday at the Bedford County jail on $35,000 bond.

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