Hannah Ross is urging Kentucky lawmakers to criminalize grooming and strengthen protections for minors after surviving decades-long abuse by a trusted adult.
The lawsuit comes just days after Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was placed on administrative leave by Mayor Craig Greenberg for how she "handled a workplace sexual harassment" allegation by a different officer.
In October 2019, Pablo Cano confessed to having non-consensual sex with five women who had claimed they were raped by the officer.
Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorneys will be allowed to access sealed court records in an effort to investigate how the former officer got his guilty plea overturned and erased.
Indiana State Police began investigating the case in July, after the alleged victim contacted police.
Charges stem from the reported discovery of a hidden camera in a bathroom.
Jeremiah Pendygraft is currently being held in the Jackson County Detention Center.
He's being held at the Hardin County Detention Center.
The new investigator will focus their efforts on Louisville-Jefferson County.
The Harrison County Sheriff's department arrested David Huff.