WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Police arrested a former prison guard on suspicion he had sexual contact with a female inmate in a control room for prison cell doors.
Detectives arrested Darcy Aaron MacKnight, 29, at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in southeast Portland on a warrant for custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree and official misconduct in the first degree.
MacKnight worked at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Ore., from Aug. 14, 2006, until he resigned Jan. 8, 2009.
In December 2008, Oregon State Police investigated allegations that MacKnight had sexual contact with a female inmate in a control room between two housing units at Coffee Creek. The room houses controls allowing access to the units as well as individual cell doors.
Inmates are not allowed in the control room, according to the Department of Corrections.
A Washington County Grand Jury indicted MacKnight on the charges.
Detectives arrested Darcy Aaron MacKnight, 29, at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in southeast Portland on a warrant for custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree and official misconduct in the first degree.
MacKnight worked at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Ore., from Aug. 14, 2006, until he resigned Jan. 8, 2009.
In December 2008, Oregon State Police investigated allegations that MacKnight had sexual contact with a female inmate in a control room between two housing units at Coffee Creek. The room houses controls allowing access to the units as well as individual cell doors.
Inmates are not allowed in the control room, according to the Department of Corrections.
A Washington County Grand Jury indicted MacKnight on the charges.
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