Prosecutors announced this week that a fifth worker at a federal women's prison in Dublin was charged with sexually abusing an inmate, and they say more arrests are coming.
DUBLIN — Prosecutors announced this week that a fifth worker at a federal women’s prison in Dublin was charged with sexually abusing an inmate, and they say more arrests are coming.
Enrique Chavez, a food service foreman at the federal correctional institution in Dublin, is accused of touching an inmate’s breasts, buttocks and genitals in October 2020, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court.San Francisco City Workers March Down Market Street, Seek Help To Fill Major Staffing Gaps
Chavez was indicted on March 10, while a Bureau of Prisons task force was at Dublin speaking with inmates and staff about ways to eliminate a culture of abuse at the prison. He was arrested Sunday in Arizona and had been on administrative leave for several months. “The government is currently investigating additional suspects for related crimes,” prosecutors said in court papers. Investigators were planning to execute multiple search warrants on Wednesday, they said.
Chavez is charged with two counts of abusive sexual contact, which carries a maximum punishment of up to two years in prison. Information on his arraignment and a lawyer who could comment on his behalf was not immediately available,Chavez is the fifth employee at the prison to be charged with sexual abuse of inmates since last June. Others include the prison’s former warden and a chaplain. Two of the people who have been arrested have pleaded guilty so far.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Once again, an FCI Dublin prison guard has been charged with sexually abusing an incarcerated womanThis is only the latest development involving sexual assault at FCI Dublin, a prison that was known among incarcerated people and staff by the nickname ‘rape club.’
Read more »
5th worker charged with sex abuse at federal women's prisonA fifth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate, and prosecutors say more arrests are expected at the lockup. Enrique Chavez, a food service foreman at the federal correctional institution in Dublin, California, is accused of touching an inmate’s breasts, buttocks and genitals on two separate occasions in October 2020, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court. Chavez was indicted on March 10, while a Bureau of Prisons task force was at Dublin speaking with inmates and staff about ways to eliminate a culture of abuse at the prison.
Read more »
5th worker charged with sex abuse at federal women's prisonChavez was indicted on March 10, while a Bureau of Prisons task force was at Dublin speaking with inmates and staff about ways to eliminate a culture of abuse at the prison.
Read more »
Once again, an FCI Dublin prison guard has been charged with sexually abusing an incarcerated womanThis is only the latest development involving sexual assault at FCI Dublin, a prison that was known among incarcerated people and staff by the nickname ‘rape club.’
Read more »
Shouting Ted Cruz presses SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on child porn sentencesShouting Ted Cruz pushes Ketanji Brown Jackson on child sex abuse material sentences, to define 'woman'
Read more »