A 30-year-old sheriff’s deputy in Maryland was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a department store parking lot last week then followed her from her place of employment in the following days.

Steven Victor Abreu of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with one count each of second-degree rape, second-degree assault, false imprisonment, and sexual contact with a person in law enforcement custody, as well as three counts of misconduct in office, court documents reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to a probable cause affidavit, a female referred to in court documents as “JA” reported the alleged sexual assault to deputies on Sunday. The victim said the encounter took place at approximately 1 a.m. on Oct. 26 in the parking lot of a Kohl’s Department Store.

Per the affidavit, the victim met a friend in the parking lot when Abreu, “in full uniform,” pulled up behind her car in marked sheriff’s office vehicle and told JA and her friend that they couldn’t be there after the store closed. The victim said Abreu spoke briefly to her friend before releasing him and speaking to her. He identified himself by name as Steven Abreu, then took down the victim’s phone number before allegedly getting physical with her, documents say.

“She stated that he instructed her to get out of her vehicle. stating he wanted to check for illegal substances. She complied and described that he did not search her vehicle but...

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