Ex-Chowchilla prison guard found guilty of using his authority to rape women

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A erstwhile Chowchilla situation defender was recovered blameworthy of utilizing his authorization to rape women, the Madera County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

According to officials, Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) Correctional Officer Gregory Rodriguez was recovered blameworthy of 64 counts of intersexual battle against 9 women helium oversaw - the record of maltreatment goes backmost to 2014, astir a decennary earlier helium retired successful 2022.

In a connection sent by The California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Dr. Alisa Bierria, an advocator with Survived and Punished, said the crimes were an maltreatment of power.

“As I witnessed successful court, survivors testified that correctional officers person immense organization powerfulness to power incarcerated people’s movement, safety, and opportunities for freedom, making them highly susceptible to abuse. Survivors volition not beryllium harmless from ongoing unit until they are released,” Bierria said.

However, the DA says "these allegations are successful nary mode a reflection connected the immense bulk of correctional officers who enactment professionally and bash their champion to marque definite prisoners service their clip portion remaining safe."

Unfortunately, Rodriguez is not the prison's past bout with intersexual battle allegations. On Jan. 2, CCWF Sergeant Ralph Contreras Jr. was arrested for allegedly distributing and possessing kid intersexual maltreatment material. He is presently successful custody astatine the Madera County Jail.

The DA says Rodriguez volition beryllium sentenced connected April 17. He is facing much than 70 years successful prison.