Male observers in all-female prisons in California have been accused of sexually abusing and taking naked pictures of women detained there, DOJ said.

• Ray J. Garcia has been charged with sexually abusing a woman in a prison guarded in California.

• The DOJ quoted a complaint that he “broke into the victim digitally many times.”

• According to the Justice Department, Garcia will be sentenced to 15 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine if convicted.

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A male observer in an all-female federal prison in California was charged with sexually abusing a woman detained there, the Justice Department. Said on wednesday..

Ray J. Garcia, 54, was working as a deputy lookout at the Federal Orthodontic Institute in Dublin, near San Francisco, at the time of the allegations, DOJ said. He took a leave of absence in July, according to the agency.

The DOJ quoted a complaint that he “broke into the victim digitally many times.” The woman was unnamed.

In one example, the Justice Department said Garcia was accused of first attacking a woman and then moving her hand to the genitals when she pushed his hand away.

Garcia has also been accused of taking a picture of a naked woman and showing a picture of his penis on his phone.

The Justice Department said Garcia could not be dismissed because she was a “close friend” with a person who was tasked with investigating the inmate’s allegations, and said the complaint continued as she tried to stop the woman from reporting him. rice field.

According to the Department of Justice, Garcia led staff sexual assault training in 2019 and 2020 as part of a prison mission.

Garcia, charged with sexual abuse in the ward, will appear in court for the first time on Wednesday and will appear in court on November 12, according to the Justice Department.

According to the Justice Department, he will be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine if convicted.

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