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He then was strapped to a chair and taken to a shower to wash off the spray. In the shower, he was hit with scalding hot water for 45 seconds, leaving skin burns that required treatment. Body cam footage of the incident was released as part of the case.

The lawsuit, which described the actions as malicious and sadistic, sought $2 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. Chapman and Deputy Robert Capella were named as defendants.

The Sheriff’s Office denied any unlawful treatment of Piland and cited a faulty shower as contributing to the scalding.

Asked if the incident resulted in any procedural or personnel changes at the jail, Tom Julia, director of media relations and communications for the Sheriff’s Office, said the agency has worked with the county’s Department of General Services to better address inspections and repairs of the systems at the Adult Detention Center.

After the lawsuit was filed, Piland was transferred to the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Salem where he remains in custody.

During a trial in April, a jury found him guilty of one charge, aggravated sexual battery. He is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court on Aug. 14 for sentencing. The felony charge carries a sentence of one to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. n easing hunger for students who have an earlier lunchtime during the school day—some as early as 10:30 a.m.— as well at the end of the day when kids need a quick bite before they head off to after school care or activities. el Up after school STEM programs offered through the division. food-insecure students each week, according to its website.

She also said its helpful when kids go through growth spurts and need extra food.

Nadler said they are looking for donations of individually wrapped, non-refrigerated items like trail mix, apple sauce, fruit cups, granola bars, Ramen noodles, Cup o’ Noodles and Easy Mac, to name a few.

“If you are out buying snacks just throw in an extra box or two,” she said. She said LEF holds ongoing drives throughout the year and always accepts donations and volunteers.

The drive runs now through the end of August, donations can be picked up if needed.

Its goal is to make sure every child has access to nutritious meals.

Nadler said the snacks help with

She said every snack gets used and nothing goes to waste.

“We make sure to get them into the right hands,” she said, adding that they also provide snacks to the Propel & Lev-

The Dulles Town Center is hosting a mall-wide snack drive for the LEF Backpack Coalition that runs through Sept. 16, culminating that day with a Back-toSchool festival with live music, children’s entertainment, a sidewalk sale.

For more information including a snack and hygiene drive flyer, go to loudouneducationfoundation.org. n