Posted on 06/08/2005 10:31:20 AM PDT by pissant
KING COUNTY - First, it was allegations of sexual abuse by guards inside the King County Jail.
Now, we're hearing reports guards traded chocolate for sex.
And, there are allegations of drugs and alcohol for sex as well.
Three King County jailers are suspended; each under investigation for sexual misconduct inside the jail's walls.
The suspensions come after a female inmate told police one jailer forced her to have oral sex in the recreation room. She also accused another jailer of inappropriately touching her and taking a photo of her naked breast.
Investigators searched both guard's lockers, And according to court papers, inside one locker were numerous photos of nude women and "stacks" of sexually explicit letters written by female inmates.
And that's not all.
According to the court documents, two inmates claim two jail guards offered them marijuana and tequila in exchange for a show -- they thought that meant a sex act. And published reports allege those same guards offered the inmates candy bars for sex.
"Any compensation for sex, whether it's favors, candy, or money even outside the jail, is against the law, it's prostitution," says King County Sheriff's Office Spokesman John Urquhart.
Urquhart says he can't confirm if allegations of chocolate for sex are real. He told me he doesn't know.
All he will say is that investigators are now casting a bigger net.
"The investigation is expanding, but at this point we don't know how many other people are involved or if they're involved together," says Urquhart.
The Seattle Times quotes an unnamed source who's fingered five more guards involved in what appears to be a possible jail house sex ring. But, Urquhart is skeptical.
"I don't care how well the Seattle Times or newspaper outlet verifies what they're saying, if someone doesn't want to go on the record, then I'm very suspicious and I don't like it," says Urquhart.
Three guards are suspended pending the investigation. The case has been forwarded to the prosecutor's office, who got the OK from a judge to put a recording device on the female inmate to record conversations between her and the guards.
No - just the girl who delivers the newspaper.
Thanks for the ping. Man, I always miss all the good days.
King Co. officials don't care about anything except having all the prisoners voting Democrat.
BINGO. They'd let rapists go free if they voted party line. They are pathetic.
Missed you around here.
I see Washington state is in the news again... I ask myself how long it will take people here to wake up and get this state back into the NORMAL zone. Good grief.
Well Spokane had a "good, conservative" mayor. Or so we thought.
This state is in dire straights! But I choose to stay & fight!
Thanks! UGH! I had a house full of kids today, no time for the computer.
Next time around, I'll be armed and ready!
I know you have heard that locking them in a closet is cruel and unusual, but you still can't argue that it works.
I wish they would come up with some kind of tranquilizer that would be safe, and not frowned upon by the general public when someone wants just an hour of silence. :)
Required napping.
And I am standing with you Pissant!
Excellent!
Yeah, I was going to ask, what's the difference between that and Valentine's Day?
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