22-year-old Taylor Cadle is suing Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, two of his detectives and other employees regarding the investigation of her child rape.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court on October 10, 2025, and accuses the defendants of malicious prosecution and other wrongdoing. The lawsuit also claims that the sheriff’s office has a pattern of inadequately training and supervising its officers and that Cadle’s constitutional rights have been violated. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
