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Sheriff’s Officer Found Not Guilty Of Sex Assault Charges

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MAYS LANDING – A sergeant with the Cape May County Sheriff’s Office was found not guilty in Atlantic County Superior Court May 16 of sexually assaulting a subordinate, The Press of Atlantic City reports.
Sgt. Jay H. Gaskill III, 37, of Middle Township, was acquitted of second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact charges for two separate incidents involving a subordinate sheriff’s officer in the Cape May County Courthouse Security Unit while they were both off duty.
Gaskill, who was charged in April 2015, arrested Dec. 12, 2016, and indicted by a grand jury March 28, 2017, has been suspended without pay for a year and a half. Antwan McClellan, public information officer for the Cape May County Sheriff’s Office, declined to comment on Gaskill’s employment status when asked by The Press, stating it’s a personnel matter.
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