Officer charged for sexual misconduct with TG prisoner

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Bay Area Reporter
by Heather Cassell

A Santa Clara County correctional officer was arrested July 19 for alleged unlawful consensual sexual activity with a prisoner in November 2006, according to the Santa Clara County Department of Correction.

Correctional officer Jose Perez, 42, was released on $5,000 bail on July 20.

The San Jose Mercury News reported July 21 that the prisoner involved in the case is transgender.