Civil Liberties

Officer Charged With Groping, Threatening Woman Who Sought His Help

Faces misdemeanor official oppression charge

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A woman who couldn't find her family at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo said a deputy constable groped her after she turned to him for help. Then he threatened to arrest her, she said.

The officer, Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Tommy Forgue, was charged this week with misdemeanor official oppression.