A police detective in Oklahoma, who failed to stop a girls basketball coach child predator for years, now has allegedly defended a boys basketball coach charged with secretly filming players in the locker room and sharing screenshots, according to a Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team investigation.
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Canadian County Sheriff Chris West shakes the hand of Capt. Phil Blevins for a photograph to announce July 12, 2021, that West had hired Blevins to command his investigations division.
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A Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team review of court records and interviews with former employees, lawyers, victims and witnesses reveals a concerning pattern.
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