A federal judge says a case against Letcher County officials brought by a former jail
inmate will be allowed to proceed to trial.
Sabrina Adkins filed suit against former Letcher deputy Ben Fields who previously pleaded guilty to charges connected to forcing female inmates on home confinement into sex in exchange for not paying for their ankle monitors.
Adkins is also suing the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office, and the private home confinement monitoring company, claiming they failed to properly train and supervise their employees.
WYMT reports Fields maintains his relationship with Adkins was consensual.
On Monday the judge ruled a jury can decide whether it was consensual.