SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at the biggest women’s prison in California has been accused of engaging in sexual misconduct against at least 22 inmates.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it has shared the results of an internal investigation into Gregory Rodriguez, a former officer at the Central California Women’s Facility, with the Madera County District Attorney’s Office. Charges have not yet been filed against Rodriguez.
Misconduct at the hands of prison officials “shatters the trust of the public,” Jeff Macomber, the correction’s department’s secretary, said in a news release.
“We are continuing this investigation to ensure we are rooting out any employee who does not obey the law & to seek out other victims,” Macomber said.
The investigation began in July after officials discovered possible sexual misconduct by Rodriguez against inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility, the department said. The prison is in Chowchilla, a small California city about 120 miles southeast of San Francisco.
The corrections department said Rodriguez retired in August after he was approached about the investigation.
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