Former WV Trooper Becomes Hinton Police Chief
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Updated: 10:18 AM Nov 23, 2009
Former WV Trooper Becomes Hinton Police Chief
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)
A former West Virginia state trooper who resigned amid a criminal investigation into a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her is now Hinton's police chief.
Posted: 8:12 PM Nov 22, 2009
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A former West Virginia state trooper who resigned amid a criminal investigation into a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her is now Hinton's police chief.

The Charleston Gazette reported Derek S. Snavely's appointment Sunday. Snavely resigned last December after a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him following a traffic stop.

Snavely admits in civil court filings to having sex with the woman while on duty, but says it was consensual.

Kanawha County prosecutors declined to bring charges against Snavely, saying there was no evidence of forcible compulsion. Attempts to reach Snavely for comment were unsuccessful.

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Posted by: ? on Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Hey, A. When did you last take a look at a map? Hinton is in West Virginia... South of I-64 and east of Beckley...
Posted by: A. Location: Virginia on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM

Go back to West Virginia. We don't want our taxes to pay your salary while you have sex on the clock.
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