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Tulsa County is appealing last week’s verdict in a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged a female prisoner was sexually assaulted while held in the Tulsa Jail in 2010.

A jury awarded $25,000 to the plaintiff, who the World has not identified, to be paid by the county and former Sheriff Stanley Glanz, who was named personally as a defendant. The defendants may also be liable for the plaintiff’s legal fees, which are expected to far exceed the amount of the award.

Attorney Guy Fortney, representing the county, said he recommended the county appeal the verdict “due to what we believe to be errors in the trial court.”

“The judgment was a nominal amount, but the plaintiff … has the right to recover attorney fees,” Fortney said.

County commissioners voted 3-0 Monday to challenge the verdict in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

“This is just another way for the county to send taxpayers’ money to Clark Brewster’s law firm,” said the plaintiff’s attorney, Dan Smolen.

Fortney is a member of Brewster & De Angelis Law Offices, which is representing Tulsa County and the Sheriff’s Office in several civil rights lawsuits.