Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/series/billy-joe-miles-rape-case-tests-integrity-of-kentucky-criminal-justice-system/)
Her troubles continued even after her alleged rapist was indicted. Death threats. Vandalism. A suspicious car fire. The local sheriff — a friend of defendant Billy Joe Miles — got involved. But whose interests was he serving?
Miles was the focus of a Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting story that found Miles’ prosecution had tested the credibility of a criminal justice system when the defendant has connections in high places and the accuser has a far lower profile.
Western Kentucky businessman Billy Joe Miles will stand trial in September, following a judge’s ruling that he is mentally competent to stand trial.
Daviess County Sheriff Keith Cain continued to insist this week that he did nothing wrong by involving himself in the high-profile rape case of his friend, Billy Joe Miles.
Her troubles continued even after her alleged rapist was indicted. Death threats. Vandalism. A suspicious car fire. The local sheriff — a friend of the defendant — got involved. But whose interests was he serving?