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Aliceville, Alabama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Eric Todd Ellis, 32, a former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) corrections officer at the FCI-Aliceville facility in Aliceville, Alabama, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Birmingham, Alabama, to 18 months in prison <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Ellis previously pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a female inmate and one count of tampering with a witness.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, on or about June 11, 2020, Ellis knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a female inmate while in the back of the laundry room of the prison. At the time, Ellis was on-duty and acting in his capacity as a corrections officer. <\/span><\/p>\n

The female inmate was in official detention and under Ellis\u2019s custodial authority. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"brown<\/a>Ellis then admitted his conduct to another corrections officer. While the OIG was investigating Ellis\u2019s conduct, Ellis told that corrections officer to lie to OIG. On a recorded call, Ellis said: \u201cJust tell [the OIG agents], yeah, we\u2019re friends, but, I mean, you hadn\u2019t really talked to me about it. And when you have it\u2019s \u2013 I\u2019ve just told you that nothing happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrison\u00a0employees\u00a0who abuse their positions of power to sexually\u00a0assault individuals\u00a0in their custody, and then attempt to cover up their crimes, will be held accountable,\u201d\u00a0said Assistant Attorney General\u00a0Kristen Clarke\u00a0for the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division.\u201d The\u00a0Civil Rights Division will\u00a0continue\u00a0to\u00a0secure justice for sexual assault victims, including those held in the custody and control of law enforcement officials.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cThe sexual abuse of prison inmates by federal corrections officers is intolerable,\u201d\u00a0said U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona of the Northern District of Alabama. \u201cMy office will vigorously investigate and prosecute any such officers who violate their oath of office. As today\u2019s sentence makes plain, officers who abuse inmates face significant prison time for their offense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEllis sexually abused an inmate and then tried to cover it up,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge James F. Boyersmith of the Justice Department\u2019s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Miami Field Office. \u201cToday\u2019s sentencing sends a clear message that prison staff who abuse their power and assault inmates in their custody will be brought to justice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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