California sheriff’s Office deemed not liable for deputy who accessed investigation file after groping teen

The Sheriff’s Office has been effectively dismissed from a civil suit over the actions of a now former jail deputy who groped a teenager in a Vista fast food restaurant while off duty, then accessed the investigative files dozens of times, downloading her photos and personal information.

In a court ruling earlier this month, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled that the county was not liable for invasion of the victim’s privacy — a decision that removed the last remaining allegation the...