Deputy Mike Priest has been placed on desk duty while the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigates a woman’s allegations that he forced her to engage in sexual acts.   The unidentified woman reported that she was drinking heavily at the beach last month, when Deputy Priest offered to give her a ride home.  The woman alleges that Priest drove her to her father’s home, pulled into the driveway and turned off the patrol car’s lights.  At this point, she accuses Priest of forcing her into sexual acts by threatening to take her to jail for public intoxication.  Deputy Priest sent apologetic text messages to his supervisor a few days after the incident according to the search warrant affidavit.  The Sheriff’s Office has seized Priest’s cell phone and patrol car.  Priest has not been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

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