ORLANDO, Fla. - A new lawsuit accuses the Polk County Sheriff’s Office of a "pattern, policy, practice and custom, of failing to adequately train and supervise its officers resulting in the deprivation of minors’ constitutional rights."

The lawsuit comes after a child was raped by her adoptive father, but police first criminally charged the child instead of her abuser, accusing the little girl of lying.

The backstory:

Taylor Cadle was adopted by her great uncle, Henry Cadle, two days before her ninth birthday. She said it wasn’t long before that adoption that he started sexually abusing her, but she said she kept it a secret for years, worried about being sent back to foster care.

In July 2016, she finally told authorities. However, the detective on the case, Melissa Turnage, alleged

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