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\"\"A federal jury convicted a correctional officer of five counts involving sexually abusive conduct against two female victims who were serving prison sentences. <\/span><\/p>\n

John Bellhouse, 40, formerly of Pleasanton, California, was initially charged with sexual abuse of an inmate on Feb. 17, 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers presided over the trial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment on Sept. 29, 2022, charging Bellhouse with two counts of sexual abuse and three counts of abusive sexual contact, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

The charges involved conduct that was alleged to have occurred against two female inmates from December 2019 to December 2020.\u00a0On Monday, a jury convicted Bellhouse of all counts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"brown\u201cThe heinous crimes in this case destroyed\u00a0the sense of safety and security every human being is entitled to,\u201d said FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate.\u00a0\u201cWhile he was a federal corrections officer, the\u00a0defendant sexually abused two victims in his care\u00a0over the course of a year, an unimaginable violation of the most basic human rights. Today\u2019s conviction demonstrates that the FBI remains unyielding\u00a0in our protection of all people no matter where the crime occurs or who commits it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBellhouse violated vulnerable women under his custody and care, and a jury held him accountable for these despicable acts. Four other FCI Dublin employees, including the former Warden and Chaplain, have been convicted of sexually abusing inmates. Our investigation of sexual abuse at FCI Dublin remains ongoing, and we will continue to aggressively pursue justice for victims of sexual abuse at the hands of BOP employees,\u201d said Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs an officer in a federal correctional facility, Bellhouse had an obligation to ensure the safety of all the persons serving their sentences,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California. \u201cInstead, Bellhouse used the power entrusted to him to serve his own corrupt purposes.\u00a0The sexual abuse of inmates will not be tolerated, and Bellhouse will now face the consequences for committing his despicable crimes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Bellhouse was employed as a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California (FCI Dublin), an all-female low security federal correctional institution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial evidence showed that Bellhouse sexually abused and committed abusive sexual contact against a victim beginning December 2019 through October 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The victim was incarcerated and serving a prison sentence at FCI Dublin under Bellhouse\u2019s custodial, supervisory, and disciplinary authority. <\/span><\/p>\n

The trial evidence demonstrated Bellhouse engaged in oral sex with the victim in the prison Safety Warehouse and Safety Office and that Bellhouse touched the victim\u2019s vagina and breasts in the prison Safety Office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The trial evidence also demonstrated Bellhouse committed abusive sexual contact against a second victim between October and December of 2020.\u00a0Trial evidence showed that the acts occurred in the Safety Office at the FCI Dublin Camp.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bellhouse was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a ward and three counts of abusive sexual conduct. Each count of sexual abuse carries a maximum term of 15 years in prison. <\/span><\/p>\n

Each count of abusive sexual conduct carries a maximum term of two years in prison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Judge Gonzalez Rogers scheduled Bellhouse\u2019s sentencing hearing for Aug. 30. Bellhouse remains out of custody pending his sentencing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Molly Priedeman and Andrew Paulson for the Northern District of California are prosecuting the case, with the assistance of Madeline Wachs, Sara Slattery, and Leeya Kekona.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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