Former Kanawha County deputy indicted for alleged sexual assault of female inmate in 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A fired Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury over alleged sexual misconduct against an inmate. Cass Close (WVRJA) Cass Close, 56, of Charleston, was indicted Wednesday on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Close reportedly sexually assaulted a female inmate at the Kanawha County…