DUBLIN, CA — A Dublin prison warden was charged with sexually abusing at least one woman incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin.
Ray J. ___, 54, of Merced was charged with one count of sexual abuse of a ward, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. The charge was filed Sept. 24 and unsealed Wednesday.
Garcia’s custody situation was not clear.
He faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted.
Attempts to locate an attorney for Ray J. ___ were unsuccessful.
Ray J. ___ was the associate warden at FCI Dublin, a low-security women’s facility, at the time of the investigation and had disciplinary authority over inmates, prosecutors said. He was placed on administrative leave in July amid the investigation.
Two comments (though one is not too relevant) –
1 – I used to live in proximity to Dublin; have pride in good ole Danville and San Ramon.
2 – I recently watched a Law & Order: SVU episode that addressed this very problem: prison officials getting away with exploiting sex, especially non-consensual sex, with inmates. The question that wasn’t addressed is how big of a problem this is in the country.