{"id":52561,"date":"2023-03-22T20:20:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T03:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52561"},"modified":"2023-03-22T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T03:34:06","slug":"former-federal-warden-sentenced-for-sexual-abuse-of-three-female-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52561","title":{"rendered":"Former Federal Warden Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Three Female Inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"node-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A former prison warden was sentenced Wednesday in California to five years and 10 months in prison for sexually abusive conduct against three female inmates, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ray J. Garcia was also convicted of one count of making false statements to government agents, according to federal officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Garcia, 55, of Merced, California, was sentenced following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/jury-convicts-former-federal-prison-warden-sexual-abuse-three-female-inmates\">conviction<\/a>\u00a0by a federal jury in December 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trial evidence showed that Garcia was employed as an associate warden and later as the warden of the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California (FCI Dublin), an all-female low security federal correctional institution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">All three of Garcia\u2019s victims were incarcerated and serving their prison sentences at FCI Dublin when the crimes occurred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tyOMv9OqxOY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said: &#8220;This prosecution should serve as both warning and reassurance that the Department of Justice will not waver in holding accountable BOP employees and executives who abuse their authority \u2014 whether they be a correctional officer, chaplain, or warden \u2014 and in pursuing justice for their victims.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cCorrections officials are sworn to protect people and preserve civil rights \u2014 the extreme opposite of this defendant&#8217;s heinous actions,\u201d said FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate. \u201cGarcia assaulted and harmed those in his care and custody, attempted to intimidate them into silence, and then lied in an effort to cover up his crimes. The FBI is grateful to the brave women who came forward to report these vile offenses&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The trial evidence established that Garcia abused inmates from December 2019 until July 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Garcia\u2019s sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact against Victim 1 began in December 2019 and extended through March 2020, the abuse of Victim 2 occurred from January to July 2021 and the abuse of Victim 3 occurred during the period from March to September 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The jury convicted Garcia of three counts of sexual abuse and one count of sexually abusive contact as to Victim 1, two counts of abusive sexual contact as to Victim 2, and one count of abusive sexual contact as to Victim 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3600 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Federal-Bureau-of-Prisons-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Federal-Bureau-of-Prisons-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Federal-Bureau-of-Prisons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Federal-Bureau-of-Prisons.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The government\u2019s sentencing memorandum described how Garcia also sought to deter his victims from coming forward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For example, Garcia told his victims he was friends with the person in charge of investigating sexual abuse of inmates, boasted that he could \u201cnever be fired,\u201d and warned them that he worked for \u201cWashington, D.C.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Garcia also instructed a victim to \u201cget rid of any evidence\u201d and reported falsely to another victim that a different inmate was sent back to FCI Dublin after pictures of a correctional officer were found on her phone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to the government\u2019s memorandum, Garcia created and perpetuated a culture of abuse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The government also pointed out that four other correctional officers at FCI Dublin have been charged with sexually abusing inmates while Garcia was associate warden or warden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The trial evidence also demonstrated Garcia made false statements to federal investigators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> On July 22, 2021, Garcia was interviewed and told investigators he never asked inmates to be undressed for him and that he had never touched an inmate inappropriately. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trial evidence showed that Garcia had already asked multiple inmates to undress for him and had also touched Victim 1, Victim 2 and Victim 3 in a sexual manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Garcia was initially charged with sexual abuse of an inmate on Sept. 24, 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment on Aug. 23, 2022, charging Garcia with three counts of sexual abuse and four counts of abusive sexual contact against three female inmates. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The superseding indictment also charged Garcia with one count of making false statements to a government agency while investigating the criminal acts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">On Dec. 8, 2022, a jury convicted Garcia of all counts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Judge Gonzalez Rogers also ordered Garcia to pay $15,000 as restitution and report to surrender on or before May 19 to begin serving his prison term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Justice Department Office of Inspector General and the FBI are investigating the case, with the cooperation of the Bureau of Prisons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Assistant U.S. Attorneys Molly Priedeman and Andrew Paulson for the Northern District of California, with the assistance of Madeline Wachs, Leeya Kekona and Sara Slattery are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pr-fields\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-pr-component field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former prison warden was sentenced Wednesday in California to five years and 10 months in prison for sexually abusive conduct against three female inmates, officials stated. 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