CHARLESTON – A woman who says she was drugged, kidnapped and brutally raped by a West Virginia State Trooper has notified the agency she intends to sue.
In a March 21 letter from attorney L. Dante diTrapano with the Calwell Luce diTrapano law firm in Charleston, the unnamed woman briefly details the events of December 17 and 18, 2021, involving Trooper Michael J. Miller.
“Miller drugged, kidnapped and brutally raped (the woman),” the letter states. “Your police officer, while flashing his badge around the American Legion Post 19 club in Logan, West Virginia, changed my client’s life forever. (The woman) is a loving mother of five beautiful children and a grandchild.
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“She cannot ever go back to work, she is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is in intense treatment and counselling in connection with the physical, mental, emotional and psychological injuries visited upon her by Miller.”
The letter also says the Federal Bureau of Investigations is aware of Miller’s “incomprehensible acts.”
“(The woman) woke up naked in her bed with blood, urine and feces all over her,” the letter continues. “Her earrings were ripped out of her ears, her hair was pulled out, her teeth were damaged, and she had been raped vaginally and sodomized with some instrument. This is all confirmed by the rape unit at the emergency department of CAMC Women’s and Children’s Hospital …
“To show you how ignorant your trooper is, the morning after he shattered this lady’s world, Trooper Miller sent a Facebook message to (the woman) and asked if he’d left his hat in her car.
“The FBI has this message, and his hat, so you may want to discuss that with them as well.”
The letter concludes by saying the lawsuit will be filed next month. State agencies must be notified 30 days in advance of a civil lawsuit being filed against them.
DiTrapano declined further comment on the letter, saying “the letter is detailed enough.”
The State Police has been the subject of criticism and investigation in recent weeks following an anonymous letter making monetary and sexual allegations about the agency and troopers.
At least seven women have filed notices of intent to sue the agency over allegations a hidden camera was used in the female locker room of the West Virginia State Police Academy.