City of Rawlins settles suit

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jul 23, 2008 at 3:08 PM MST

Story Updated: Jul 23, 2008 at 3:08 PM MST

RAWLINS, WYOMING - The city of Rawlins and a former Rawlins police captain have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed that the former captain sexually assaulted her a decade ago.

The woman's lawsuit, filed in federal court last year, charges that Lee Meacham, a former Rawlins police captain and Carbon County commissioner, assaulted her repeatedly when she was between 15 and 18 years old. The woman is now 27.

A state lawyer who represented Meacham declined comment on Wednesday. An attempt to reach a Cheyenne lawyer who represented the city was unsuccessful. Money to pay the settlement is coming from state and local government insurance pools.

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