Bay Area Reporterby 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.