LONDON, Ky. — A last-minute settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a former Letcher County deputy, filed by a woman who had accused him of demanding sex in exchange for favorable treatment.
The case involves Ben Fields, who pleaded guilty in state court to sex crimes while supervising women on home incarceration. Plaintiff Sabrina Adkins had claimed Fields coerced her into a sexual relationship by threatening her freedom if she didn’t comply.
According to court records, potential jurors were in the courtroom for jury selection on Tuesday, when the two sides announced they had reached a settlement.
No details of the settlement have been released.
Fields pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy, tampering with a prisoner monitor device and second-degree perjury. He was sentenced to serve six months in jail for the crimes.
