Remove Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office
Dear Arizona MoveOn member,
Over a three-year period ending in 2007, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, headed by Joe Arpaio, ignored or inadequately investigated over 400 sex crimes, including child molestation cases with victims as young as two years old.
In the small Arizona community of El Mirage alone, at least 50-75 sex abuse cases, including 32 reports of child molestation, were never resolved.
Victims of abuse, especially vulnerable children, are entitled to protection from local law enforcement and deserve to have their accusers brought to justice. It is unconscionable that under Sheriff Joe Arpaio's watch, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has allowed hundreds of reported sexual abuse crimes, including dozens of alleged child molestations, to be mishandled, inadequately investigated, or outright ignored.
That's why I created a petition to the U.S. Department of Justice on SignOn.org, which says:
Sheriff Arpaio has failed to fulfill his obligations as Sheriff of Maricopa County. We call upon the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene and hold Sheriff Joe accountable for his failure to serve and protect these victims.
Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=268747&id=33812-2350731-isTs20x&t=2
Thanks!
–Rep. Ruben Gallego
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