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Jeffrey Thomas, suspended Somerset District Attorney, given permission to work

May 27, 2022 / 5:03 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Suspened Somerset DA gets new job

SOMERSET (KDKA) - Jeffrey Thomas, the suspended Somerset County District Attorney, has found work.

He was given permission to work at his father's garage as he remains under house arrest and electronic monitoring as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges.

A court order allowed Thomas to work at the garage in Windber provided he avoids exclusion zones - which are around the alleged victim's home and workplace.

Thomas was arrested last year after it was alleged he sexually and physically assaulted a woman in Windber.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.