Deputy gets probation for exposing himself to dispatcher and harassing her ‘for hours on end’

DRIGGS — A section unfortunate of workplace intersexual harassment says she is disappointed aft her abuser, a erstwhile Teton County Sheriff’s Deputy, was fixed supervised probation for exposing himself to her astatine activity “for hours.”

Troy Dameron, was sentenced Wednesday by District Judge Daniel Clark to 15 days successful section jailhouse and 2 years of supervised probation.

Dameron will besides salary $1,157.50 successful tribunal fees and fines.

He initially pleaded not blameworthy to misdemeanor indecent vulnerability but changed his plea to blameworthy Wednesday.

Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal, nan typical charismatic successful nan case, based on for Dameron to service 90 days successful jail.

After nan sentencing, nan unfortunate said pinch EastIdahoNews.com and expressed her disappointment complete nan outcome.

“I americium conscionable beautiful disappointed by nan sentencing and really small he got. I deliberation he deserved astatine slightest 3 months successful jail. The activity merchandise is particularly disappointing that he tin conscionable time off and spell to work,” nan unfortunate told EastIdahoNews.com. “I conscionable want to see my disappointment toward nan Teton County Sheriff’s Office administration, Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal, and Judge Daniel Clark.”

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Sentencing specifications and background

On Aug. 28, a Bingham County Sheriff’s detective and a Caribou County Sheriff’s detective were asked to analyse a title regarding Deputy Dameron pinch nan Teton County Sheriff’s Office.

According to tribunal documents, nan victim, a Teton County emergency communications dispatcher, reported Dameron exposed his genitals to her, made respective intersexual comments, and masturbated “in plain view” during work.

Dameron resigned from his position astatine nan Sheriff’s agency during nan investigation.

Before sentencing, aggregate members of nan victim’s family provided letters of support to effort to seduce nan judge to springiness Dameron a harsher sentence.

The letters bespeak Dameron was unsocial pinch nan unfortunate astatine nan constabulary position and prevented her from leaving. One family personnel wrote nan unfortunate was sexually harassed “for hours connected end.”

“(The victim) was unsocial pinch this miscreant for nan full nighttime displacement pinch cipher other successful nan building,” says nan family member. “Dameron was armed, evading cameras, and capable to manipulate nan business truthful his depraved exploitation and intimidation was not detected.”

Another missive indicates Dameron’s beingness was threatening, and that nan unfortunate continues to acquisition PTSD.

“(Dameron) had 2 guns, knives, a taser and handcuffs connected his person,” says nan letter. “(The victim) was incapable to time off her post, and he had planned this. She had to strengthen his ranting and sick intersexual fantasies for hours, ending pinch him exposing himself and masturbating successful beforehand of her.”

During sentencing, a connection written by nan unfortunate was read, explaining nan trauma she knowledgeable and really she believes it will proceed to impact her.

“In nan days aft nan incident, my full assemblage felt for illustration it had been successful a car mishap because of really tense I was for nan respective hours that Dameron was successful nan dispatch center,” writes nan victim. “Every musculus successful my assemblage was sore simply from being truthful uncomfortable and frightened that he would wounded maine for truthful galore agonizing hours.”

The unfortunate writes astir nan agonizing infinitesimal she realized she couldn’t telephone for help.

“I will ne'er hide realizing that I couldn’t moreover telephone 911. I knew that my sanction would travel up connected nan caller ID displayed connected nan surface and I wouldn’t beryllium capable to create a realistic mendacious emergency to nonstop him to,” writes nan victim. “That’s moreover if I was capable to telephone 911 discretely and dress I was talking to someone. I besides wasn’t consenting to consequence asking him to time off and consequence him refusing. Instead, I endured his twisted fantasies until he was satisfied.”

She continued, saying she couldn’t time off moreover if she wanted to, arsenic location would beryllium cipher location to reply nan telephone if personification called 911.

“I knew that if I near nan dispatch center, location would beryllium nary 1 to reply 911 if it rang,” writes nan victim. “The helplessness I could ideate from personification calling 911 and nary 1 answering would beryllium excessively selfish of maine to risk. Knowing that emotion myself, I wouldn’t wish it connected anyone.”

A comparative of Dameron’s besides wrote a letter, stating he is simply a father, hubby and dedicated organization member.

“In admitting to his actions (Dameron) has demonstrated courageousness and integrity. He understands nan gravity of his correction and nan harm it has caused, not only to his coworker, (the victim), but besides to his family,” states nan relative. “The nonaccomplishment of respect and admiration from his chap rule enforcement community, coupled pinch nan hardship and embarrassment inflicted upon our family, weighs heavy connected him.”