Tilley filed a defamation lawsuit in Fayette Circuit Court against Lexington Police Sgt. Markell Heyward, claiming the officer misled and lied to the court and grand jury about facts of the case and Tilley’s character.
Defense attorneys Steve Schroering and Chris Spedding argued that Tilley and the woman had been drinking and had consensual sex, and Tilley should never have ben charged.
The unidentified woman says she woke up the next morning unclothed in a hotel room “with no memory of how she arrived there,” a police affidavit states.
An arrest citation claims John Tilley had sex with a victim who could not consent due to their level of intoxication.
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley says there are challenges with pay, staffing and caring for those in juvenile jail.
"I would hope that those kids could be managed in the community."
The state’s former corrections leader, who was let go in February, claims the probe wasn’t thorough and refused to fire two supervisors accused of abuse.
In a lawsuit, Former Kentucky corrections commissioner Jim Erwin claimed he was fired for expressing disagreement and concern with how internal investigations are handled at the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
