Associated Press - November 4, 2009 2:15 PM ET
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - Carbon County authorities are looking for a former Rawlins police captain who had been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the mid-1990s.
Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson says Lee Meacham is a fugitive.
The Carbon County Attorney's Office filed multiple felony and misdemeanor counts against Meacham, who also is a former Carbon County commissioner.
Deputy County Attorney Cal Rerucha declined to comment on the nature of the charges.
In 2007, a former Rawlins resident sued Meacham and the city, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager, including once in a patrol car. Last year, a settlement was reached in which the woman was paid $250,000.
Information from: Rawlins Daily Times, http://www.rawlinstimes.com
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