Charges dropped against former Seminole County deputy accused of sexual battery

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Costs have been dropped in opposition to a former Seminole County deputy who was arrested in August on accusations of sexual battery and false imprisonment throughout a site visitors cease in Longwood.

Andrew Bergkvist, 31, was arrested because the sheriff’s workplace investigated a criticism alleging that he inappropriately touched an individual who was the topic of an Aug. 14 site visitors cease in a sexual method after he concluded the cease and turned off his body-worn and in-car cameras.

Bergkvist was positioned on administrative depart on Aug. 15 and was booked Aug. 16 after a choose discovered possible trigger to signal an arrest warrant. Bergkvist posted bond the next day and was launched from jail, data present.

In response to a press release from the Workplace of Brevard-Seminole State Lawyer Phil Archer, prosecutors famous a number of elements that weighed closely on the choice to drop the fees in opposition to Bergkvist, essentially the most notable being a scarcity of bodily proof. The assertion additionally referenced exculpatory proof which allegedly prevented the state from overcoming Bergkvist’s claims “that the ‘pat down’ search of the sufferer was consensual, warranted, and didn’t contain illegal intentional touching.”

Whereas Bergkvist’s actions didn’t rise to the extent of against the law below Florida statutes, this resolution doesn’t exempt him from potential violations of company coverage, Florida State Requirements for regulation enforcement officers, or federally protected constitutional rights.

sa18.org – Dec. 18, 2023 – No Info Filed in BERGKVIST Prosecution (excerpt, Bergkvist’s title decapitalized)

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The Seminole County Sheriff’s Workplace served Bergkvist with a Discover of Closing Self-discipline on Aug. 21, terminating his employment with the company. Information 6 on Wednesday confirmed with the sheriff’s workplace that Bergkvist stays terminated.

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