""As alleged, Johnson leveraged his position as a correctional officer to take advantage of a man he was supposed to be protecting in his capacity as a prison guard and used his access to gratify his own sexual desires.""
""The alleged sexual abuse of an inmate by a federal correctional officer is a grave betrayal of public trust and will not be tolerated.""
James Johnson, a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, was indicted for sexually abusing an inmate and making false statements to federal agents. The abuse allegedly occurred during two incidents in May 2025. Johnson is accused of taking the inmate to different locations within the facility for the abuse. DNA evidence linked him to the assaults. He allegedly lied to federal agents, denying any sexual acts with the inmate. If convicted, Johnson could face life in prison.
Read at Brooklyn, NY Patch
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