A corrections officer at a California federal prison faces more charges after a federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment alleging he sexually abused female inmates.
A former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California faces additional charges connected to allegations from inmates who say they were subjected to his rampant sexual abuse while they were incarcerated, starting as far back as 2016. Darrell Wayne Smith, who worked at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, was arrested on May 11, 2023, in Florida on a 12-count indictment.
Federal prison guards must treat prisoners humanely,' U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey for the Northern District of California said. 'Victimizing inmates sexually and denying them basic civil rights must end.' Smith is now charged with six counts of sexual abuse of a ward, seven counts of abusive sexual contact, one count of aggravated sexual abuse, and one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
James Theodore Highhouse, a former prison chaplain at Dublin who pleaded guilty to abusing an inmate in his chapel office and lying to authorities, was sentenced in August to seven years in prison. He is appealing the punishment, arguing it exceeded federal guidelines. Enrique Chavez, a food service foreman, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. Ross Klinger, a recycling technician, has pleaded guilty but has not been sentenced.
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