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A federal jury returned a guilty verdict Wednesday, finding a former police officer in Oklahoma sexually assaulted a woman during a traffic stop and obstructed justice by turning off his body-worn camera and dash camera in an effort to avoid recording the assault. This case represents the first sexual assault conviction under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that added enhanced penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct. Jeffrey Scott Smith, 35, a former Savanna Oklahoma Police Officer (SPD) faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison on the civ…