The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Workplace issued a brand new assertion on the case in opposition to Sheriff Kristopher Coody.
BLECKLEY COUNTY, Ga. — The central Georgia sheriff who faces a sexual battery case in Cobb County for allegedly groping a distinguished Atlanta space decide “seems ahead to personally expressing his regrets for any offense,” in response to a brand new assertion by his sheriff’s workplace.
The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned within the assertion that Sheriff Kristopher Coody “takes these fees very critically and has retained authorized counsel to information him via this course of” and can “adjust to all authorized obligations positioned upon him.”
Coody turned himself in to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend and was bonded out shortly after.
His fees stem from an incident that allegedly occurred final month on the Rennaissance Waverly Atlanta lodge bar because the Georgia Sheriff’s Affiliation held its winter conferences.
A warrant states Coody “did place his hand” on the sufferer’s physique elements, with out the sufferer’s consent.
The Bleckley Sheriff’s Workplace assertion mentioned: “Sheriff Coody understands and appreciates the efforts taken to guard the privateness of the sufferer on this case. It could be improper for Sheriff Coody to contact the opposite get together at the moment, however he seems ahead to personally expressing his regrets for any offense on the acceptable alternative.”
The Bleckley Sheriff’s Workplace additionally famous that the “allegations related with these fees would not have any connection to nor do they replicate on the exemplary work carried out each day by the women and men of the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Workplace. These are allegations in opposition to Kris Coody personally, and he sincerely hopes they are going to be handled as such.”
The assertion mentioned the sheriff is not going to be doing any public interviews with media retailers however mentioned he “understands the media inquiries into these fees and helps the function of journalists in our society.”
Cobb County Police announced an arrest warrant for Coody final Wednesday, following a sexual battery investigation. It was initially issued Jan. 28 earlier than the division made the warrant public with a information launch.
The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Workplace issued a earlier launch on Thursday saying Coody didn’t instantly report back to authorities as a result of he had been outdoors the state of Georgia on a beforehand scheduled church-sponsored mission journey.
