Taylor Cadle is suing the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on allegations that they made her apologize to her adoptive father, who raped her for years
Warning: This story contains graphic details of childhood sexual abuse
NEED TO KNOW
- Taylor Cadle was raped by her adoptive father Henry Cadle for years, between the ages of 9 and 13, per court records and a lawsuit reviewed by PEOPLE
- Taylor alleges she was made to write letters to police as well as to her father, apologizing for making the claims
- Henry was eventually convicted after Taylor showed police photographic evidence of his sexual abuse
A Florida woman is suing a local sheriff’s department years after she alleges law enforcement officials made her write an apology letter to a man who raped her as a child.
Taylor Cadle, 22, alleged in a lawsuit that Polk County Sheriff’s Office personnel, including Sheriff Grady Judd and investigator Melissa Turnage, accused her of lying to investigators,forcingher to write apology notes to her adoptive father who had been raping her for years. According to suit, Taylor was the victim.
The adoptive father, Henry Cadle, has since been convicted of sexual battery of a child between the ages of 12 and 18, committed by a custodian, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE…