EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A third woman has filed a lawsuit against a former federal probation officer in Oregon who also faces criminal charges for allegedly extorting sex from women he was supervising.
The Register-Guard reported that 51-year-old Mark Walker supervised the woman who filed the latest lawsuit while she was on probation in 2007 and 2008 following convictions for mail and identity theft.
The 38-year-old woman alleged she initially resisted Walker’s demands for sex but ended up acquiescing because of “physical intimidation and force” and fears that Walker would make good on threats to have her taken into custody.
A federal grand jury in July indicted Walker on five counts of sexually abusing women under his authority. He is also charged with obstructing an FBI investigation by falsifying documents and intimidating a witness.
