Cops: No sex charges against jail guard accused by transgender inmate

[Shana A]

Posted on Sat, Sep. 24, 2011

Cops: No sex charges against jail guard accused by transgender inmate

BY DANA DiFILIPPO
Philadelphia Daily News

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/130477443.html

A CITY CORRECTIONAL officer who had been accused of sexual assault by a transgender inmate will not be criminally charged, police confirmed yesterday.

The officer also had a disciplinary hearing Thursday, but Prisons Commissioner Louis Giorla hasn't acted on the hearing's recommendations yet, spokeswoman Shawn Hawes said.

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Sep 23, 2011 by Tara Murtha

BREAKING: Corrections Officer Cleared in Prisoner-Assault Case

http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/phillynow/2011/09/23/breaking-corrections-officer-cleared-in-prisoner-assault-case/

The investigation launched into allegations of sexual assault of an inmate by a corrections officer at Riverside Correctional Facility, the city's only female prison, was closed yesterday, according to Shawn Hayes, spokesperson for Philadelphia prisons system.

Last month, 23-year-old Jovanie Saldana accused the unnamed officer of forcing her into oral sex. Saldana is a transgendered woman—she is biologically male, but has reportedly dressed and identified as a woman since she was 12 years old.

Authorities didn't know that Saldena was biologically a male until she made allegations of abuse.

[~RoadToTrista~]

It sounds like a bunch of crap. They didn't know despite multiple strip searches and at least 2 medical exams? What about showering, is she post-op? What about hormones? They're suppose to regularly supply her with them.