Johnson County sheriff accused of abusing his office allowed to return to work

The Johnson County sheriff accused of abuse of office and perjury can return to work while his case is pending, though he is prohibited from any contact with his employees who are witnesses in his criminal case.

District Court Judge John Weeks granted Sheriff Adam King’s request to resume his law enforcement duties during a hearing Thursday. King pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him, according to Star-Telegram partner WFAA-TV.

A grand jury indicted King in August on two felony counts of retaliation against a witness and one misdemeanor count of abuse of office related to sexual harassment. The third-term sheriff is accused of repeatedly harassing his female subordinates and threatening his chief deputy to keep it quiet.

According to the allegations, King instructed a female employee to remove her sweater, which was covering a V-neck blouse. He told the employee that she would need to “disrobe” before he would sign any documents, which was a task required for her job. The sheriff also told her, “If you keep losing weight, you’re going to make me do some ungodly things to you.”

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