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Inmates oversight board chair indicted on rape charges

Summary by The Daily Memphian
Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted Feb. 27 for statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape.

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Former inmate discipline board member charged with statutory rape

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The former chairwoman of a state board that oversees inmate discipline has been charged with two counts of statutory rape. Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted by a grand jury on the charges statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape Feb. 27. Vanessa Murtaugh. (SCSO) According to the indictment, the alleged victim was older than 13 and less than 18, and the offense allegedly occurred on January 10. Murtaug…

·Memphis, United States
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The Daily MemphianThe Daily Memphian

Inmates oversight board chair indicted on rape charges

Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted Feb. 27 for statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape.

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The Commercial AppealThe Commercial Appeal

TN inmate disciplinary board member, former Shelby Co. prosecutor, indicted for statutory rape

A current board member of Tennessee's inmate disciplinary board, and a former Shelby County prosecutor, has been indicted for statutory rape.

·Memphis, United States
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The Commercial Appeal broke the news in Memphis, United States on Monday, March 3, 2025.
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