Prosecutors say Yakima County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Moore didn’t even bother to change out of his uniform when he broke into a Selah home and raped a female acquaintance. Moore’s lawyer says otherwise. But a history of domestic violence seems to suggest the deputy was very much capable of the crime. The 37-year-old deputy is accused of breaking into the woman’s house on Oct. 24 and, in front of her friend, pulling out a gun and asking her “do you want to die?”After making the woman’s friend leave, the alleged victim says Moore punched, kicked and choked her repeatedly. Then, she says, he raped her.Afterward, he apparently threatened her friend again outside the house.Then, the next day, he came back and pulled his gun on the woman yet again, positing the same query: “do you want to die?”The incident went unreported for some time until rumors among deputies inspired some to see how the woman was doing. She then told them the whole story.He’s now in jail, held on $500,000 bail. Moore was awarded the sheriff’s office’s Medal of Valor for shooting a suspect that shot at deputies back in 2004.Afterward, however, he seemingly became increasingly violent and numerous incidents of domestic violence were reported between he and the alleged victim. Moore will be arraigned today. His lawyer tells the AP “We have a defense to every one of these charges.”
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