A group of Texas deputies who accused their male colleagues of staging prostitution “stings” at bachelor parties as an excuse to get drunk and sexually assault them have received a $1.5 million settlement.
Harris County agreed to pay the sum to deputies Liz Gomez, Marissa Sanchez, Felecia McKinney, Jasmine Huff and complainant Jacquelyn Alutto on Tuesday.
Officers claimed they suffered abuse and harassment when the sting operation organized by Deputy Chief Chris Gore became a “playground for sexual exploitation” of drunks.
The women were forced to give lap dances by Gore, who also ordered them to buy “slutty” clothes and buy sex toys with him funded by taxpayer money, according to the explosive documents.
Among the most disturbing allegations was that “sacrificial lamb” McKinney was instructed to allow herself to be raped to get a massage parlor raid.
Texas deputies who accused their male colleagues of organizing prostitution ‘operations’ at bachelor parties to get them drunk and sexually assault them have received a $1.5 million settlement. In the photo, two of the deputies with the complainant Jacquelyn Alutto (center)
The officers claimed they were abused and harassed when the sting operation organized by Deputy Chief Chris Gore became a “playground for sexual exploitation” of drunks.
‘It’s been a long road. My clients are happy to have this in their rear view mirror. “It has been an honor to represent such wonderful people,” said Cordt Akers, the women’s attorney. Click 2 Houston.
The undercover “bachelor party” sting operations, sanctioned by Agent Alan Rosen, were ultimately aimed at arresting those behind sex trafficking businesses.
However, the lawsuit says those operations devolved more into parties where officers drank heavily and female officers, who were given little or no training in undercover work, were fondled and kissed by their supervising officer.
The women confided in anti-human trafficking advocate Alutto, who worked with police in their trafficking unit and complained about the behavior, the lawsuit states.
She later claimed she was kicked out of her role for speaking out. All of the women also said they faced some form of retaliation.
According to court records obtained by DailyMail.com, in August 2019, McKinney was sent during a vice squad-style undercover operation to a massage parlor where she was raped by a known sex offender.
The suspect had previously sexually assaulted Officer Rosen’s own chief of staff, but she was ordered to wait until she was assaulted before she could give a signal to her colleagues to intervene and arrest the suspect, according to the documents.
“McKinney was forced to allow this to happen as ordered by her superiors,” the lawsuit alleges, “even though there was already “sufficient evidence to make an arrest before exposing McKinney to this trauma.”
One of the officers, Jasmine Huff (left), said her dress was lifted and a superior touched her on one of the bites.
According to court documents, Gomez, the lead plaintiff in the federal lawsuit, was hand-picked by Gore for covert operations, despite her lack of training.
The agent claims that she was “continuously subjected to sexual harassment, unjustified touching, unwanted kisses, sexual abuse and mockery.”
The complaint alleges that Gore directed Gomez to purchase skimpy outfits to wear during the ‘bachelor party’ stings and to send him photos of the clothes while she shopped.
“Gore delivered the message ‘that’s not naughty enough’ while Gomez tried on clothes in the store and was ordered to buy something more provocative,” the lawsuit alleges.
Gore also allegedly took Gomez to an adult store with county funds to purchase sex toys as accessories.
The complaint states that during the stings, female officers like Gomez were ordered to allow Gore to lie on top of them and fondle their breasts and bodies to “maintain cover.”
“However, they were never warned that during this conduct Chief Gore would be wearing only boxers, completely aroused, drunk, kissing and licking their bodies, and dizzy after each sting,” according to the lawsuit.
Gómez claimed that after requesting to be removed from the case she was “belittled” for “not having what it takes” before being replaced by Sánchez.
The ‘Bachelor Party’ undercover sting operations, approved by Agent Alan Rosen, were supposed to ultimately arrest those behind sex trafficking rackets.
In addition to Gore, Lt. Shane Rigdon was also accused of sexual misconduct by Huff, who claimed he exposed and fondled her during one of the stings.
Rosen was initially included in the complaint before a judge ruled that he could not be held responsible for his subordinate’s actions.
Constables are elected positions in Texas, and deputies and their deputies have the same powers as a city police officer or sheriff’s deputy. They can investigate, arrest and use force if they suspect criminal activity.
In a statement when the lawsuit was filed in 2021, Rosen said that an internal affairs investigation by his office found no violations of law or policy and that the women had never filed a formal complaint.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Harris County Sheriff’s Office as well as Gore and Rigdon for comment.
