The January 2021 incident was the subject of an Associated Press investigation that highlighted the perils police informants face seeking to “work off” criminal charges in often loosely regulated, secretive arrangements with law enforcement.University: Student stabbed on bus because she is AsianMan acquitted in slaying gets 25 years in later slayingMan faces murder charge in case of missing Oklahoma girl, 4Prosecutors seek life term for man who abused college womenAuthorities said the device did not transmit the attack in real time, but experts told AP the technology to monitor undercover transactions has existed for generations and should have been used to protect the woman in this case.The lawsuit alleges that deputies waiting nearby feared for the woman’s safety because she was in the home too long and that one, Deputy Cassie Jolene Saucier, considered going in before ultimately deciding to allow the undercover deal to “play out.”Neither Saucier nor Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood immediately responded to messages seeking comment.The lawsuit also names retired Lt. Mark Parker, the ranking official overseeing the operation, who told AP last year that the sheriff’s office didn’t start using equipment capable of monitoring in real time until after the woman’s rape and often sent informants into stings without any recording equipment at all.Looking back, it’s easy to say, ‘What if?’”The lawsuit says the woman “has suffered extreme emotional pain and distress” from having to testify about the rape in open court."