TOPEKA — A Kansas sheriff’s detective claims in a lawsuit he was fired after refusing to end an investigation into rape allegations against a Holton man.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court, Al Dunn claims Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse pressured him to back off the investigation into rape allegations against Jacob Ewing. The lawsuit claims Morse faced complaints from Ewing’s family and friends who believed they could influence Morse’s re-election bid.
Morse told The Topeka Capital-Journal the claims are “baseless” and “ludicrous,” and his department hasn’t faced pressure to back off the investigation. He also said he wouldn’t discuss Dunn’s termination because it’s a personnel matter.
Ewing has pleaded not guilty to charges including rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.
