A claim filed Thursday against the County of Kern, the county probation department, former Chief Probation Officer David M. Kuge and Reyes Soberon Jr., who is identified as a county probation officer, alleges Soberon sexually assaulted a 44-year-old woman on probation over a three-year period.
The claim is a precursor to a civil lawsuit. Attorneys for the County of Kern have 30 to 45 days to respond.