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Womack pleads not guilty to federal charges

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:27pm

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to eight federal misdemeanor counts amid accusations he conducted illegal strip searches on women during traffic stops in 2010, telling some he needed to check for incriminating tattoos.

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Scott Womack appears before the Box Elder County Justice Court in Brigham City on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Womack, a former Box Elder County Sheriffs deputy, is accused of pulling over motorist and illegally searching females for tattoos.(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Former Box Elder deputy faces federal charges in strip search case

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:28pm

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SALT LAKE CITY — Former Box Elder County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott R. Womack was charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday with eight misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights for alleged actions that occurred while he was on duty in 2010.

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Ex-Box Elder deputy faces sexual misconduct charge

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Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 9:45pm

BRIGHAM CITY — A former Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been charged with sexual misconduct amid accusations he illegally strip-searched a 17-year-old girl during a traffic stop.

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Ex-Box Elder deputy faces 2nd lawsuit over illegal strip search

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:38am

Attorneys claimed in court documents filed Wednesday that deputy Scott R. Womack pulled over Talia S. Buck while she was driving near Brigham City and forced her to show her back and lower abdomen to prove she had no tattoos.

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Elderly women say TSA made them strip

Ken Kaye Sun Sentinel

Last updated Monday, December 5, 2011 - 6:41pm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Three South Florida women, all elderly and with medical problems, say Transportation Security Administration officers made them take off their clothes during the screening process at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport last week.

All three, one with a defibrillator, one with a colostomy bag and the other with diabetes, say they were forced to disrobe in a private room at the same terminal.

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Tamsen Reid hugs her attorney Robert B. Sykes, following a meeting with reporters in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Reid is suing a former Box Elder County sheriff's deputy, saying he forced her to remove her clothes during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Ravell Call)

Lawsuit filed claiming illegal strip search

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:05pm

SALT LAKE CITY — An 18-year-old woman has filed a civil lawsuit against former Box Elder County Sheriff Deputy Scott R. Womack claiming he forced her to strip, show her breasts and stand in the snow during a traffic stop.

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Tamsen Reid, 18, with her attorney Robert B. Sykes, talks with reporters in Salt Lake City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Reid is suing a former Box Elder County sheriff's deputy, saying he forced her to remove her clothes during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Ravell Call)

Teen says Box Elder deputy forced her to strip

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Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 1:50pm

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Salt Lake County teenager is suing a former Box Elder County sheriff's deputy, saying he forced her to remove her clothes during a traffic stop.

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