Claim Against Sheriff Aide Withdrawn
A woman who claimed that Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo insinuated she could pay off a legal bill by granting him sexual favors has withdrawn her allegations.
Deborah J. Hegel of San Clemente apologized in court documents for filing false claims, which she said she made in response to vigorous attempts by Jaramillo’s law firm to recover $4,764.69 in unpaid legal bills.
“Mr. Jaramillo never made such statements and specifically, he did not make any sexual advances toward me,” said Hegel in an affidavit signed Oct. 6. “I apologize for the inconvenience and harm that has arisen from my misrepresentation of events. . . .”
Jaramillo, who worked as an attorney before joining the Sheriff’s Department in January, represented Hegel in a 1997 divorce case.
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