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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Friday that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio needs to address the charges of discrimination and negligence against him.

"I'm not prepared to say that Sheriff Arpaio should resign, but what I am prepared to say is that I am astonished that there hasn't been more outcry about the failure of these investigations," McCain told Phoenix's 3TV.

More than 400 cases have been reopened in Maricopa County following allegations that the sheriff's department failed to follow up on reported sexual abuse, according to CBS News. Some of the cases involved children.

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