The Clay County Sheriff’s Office -- and a Clay County deputy -- are being sued by a woman who claims the deputy used a law enforcement database to look up her personal info.
Action News Jax obtained a copy of the lawsuit that claims the deputy looked up her information 12 times.
The system -- called DAVID -- is a driver and vehicle information database.
Deputies are only supposed to use it in an official capacity, but the woman’s complaint alleges a deputy looked her up a dozen times.
The database is for law enforcement and criminal justice officials only.
The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website says DAVID is used to access driver information immediately.
The system reveals a user's car make, date of birth and Social Security number, said Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert Dale Carson.
On Aug. 18, Katie Childre filed a complaint against Clay County Deputy Terrel Singletary, the Clay County Sheriffs Office and Sheriff Darryl Daniels.
The complaint alleges Singletary looked up “personal private information was obtained through Florida's DAVID system approximately 12 separate times.”
The complaint said: "At no time did Childre provide her consent for Singletary to obtain, disclose, or use her personal information."
The complaint said the information was accessed between 2012 and 2015.
"If you are looking up somebody for personal reasons that is prohibited," Carson said.
Carson added that the criminal complaint alleges violations of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act and a violation of civil rights.
Carson said it is hard to tell by the complaint why Singletary was looking this woman up, but he said Childre believes she was violated.
Singletary works in internal affairs right now, and the Sheriff's Office would not provide further comment. Singletary was suspended without pay for five days at one point.
Action News Jax reached out to Childre and Singletary, but neither returned calls.
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