Daniel WilkeyA Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy facing 44 criminal charges committed the bulk of his alleged offenses within a seven-month time frame, and they involved four different people, according to court documents.
While details are limited, the indictment issued Tuesday provides an outline for the case against Deputy Daniel Wilkey.
The 26-year-old was hired by the sheriff’s office in February 2018. He has been at the center of a criminal investigation and at least four separate lawsuits involving traffic stops, during which he is accused of engaging in misconduct ranging from illegal drug searches and a roadside body cavity search to a forced baptism and the groping of female minors.
The Times Free Press is not identifying the accusers because of the nature of their encounters with Wilkey.
The first one listed in the indictment is a 23-year-old woman. Wilkey is alleged to have stalked the woman between April 2018 and April 2019, according to the indictment. And between June 2018 and March 2019, he is accused of sexually battering her and committing official oppression six times each. The indictment doesn’t make clear if the charges for official oppression stem from the same incidents as the sexual battery.