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Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds
Former Correctional Officer Accused Of Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds A former correctional officer in Maryland is facing time behind bars with the people he helped put away after admitting to violating prisoners' civil rights, federal authorities announced. Baltimore native Owen Nesmith, 54, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 20, to multiple charges that include the depravation of rights under the color of law and making false statements for having sexual contact with victims at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. Nesmith was a lieutenant at the facility, prosecutors say, and he admitted that between 2005 and 2017, he sexually assaulted at least th…

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