March 13, 2006
State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the arrest of Melvin Joe Canoy, 57, of Cottondale, on the charge of Sexual Misconduct by an Employee of the Department of Corrections.
Canoy, a 20-year veteran probation officer, is accused of having sexual relations with an offender under his supervision between January, 2004, and March, 2006. The case was worked by State Attorney’s Office investigators after the victim reported the incidents to the office in Panama City.
“The integrity of public officers and public institutions is so important,” said Meadows. “If someone in a position of public trust and authority abuses that position; he must be called to answer for it.”
Canoy was arrested in Marianna. Bond was set at $7,500.
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