Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
- A former FBI agent was convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while working as an Alabama state trooper, despite being removed from the FBI for allegedly raping a co-worker at knifepoint.
- Christopher Bauer managed to conceal his troubled history and transition between law enforcement roles using a forged letter.
- Bauer, 44, was found guilty of first-degree sodomy and sexual abuse of a child under 12 after a weeklong trial, with sentencing set for Aug. 1.
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Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
An Alabama jury has convicted a state trooper of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. An Associated Press investigation found Christopher Bauer landed the trooper job even after he was kicked
Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury has convicted a state trooper of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. An Associated Press investigation found Christopher Bauer, 44, landed the trooper job even after he was kicked out of the FBI’s New Orleans office amid earlier claims he raped a co-worker at knifepoint. The FBI has said Bauer presented a forged letter making it appear he was eligible f…
Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that he raped a co-worker at knifepoint. Christopher Bauer’s case, first detailed in an Associated Press investigation, showed how he was able to hide a checkered past and move from one law enforcement job …
Trooper with checkered FBI past convicted of child rape in Alabama
MONTGOMERY — A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier…
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