Former correctional officer sentenced to 224 years in prison for sexually assaulting female inmates

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A erstwhile correctional serviceman astatine the Central California Women's Facility successful Chowchilla was sentenced to 224 years successful situation connected Thursday for sexually assaulting pistillate inmates.

Last month, during a tribunal hearing, Gregory Rodriguez was forced to perceive arsenic respective of his 9 victims recounted the maltreatment they suffered successful prison.

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Rodriguez was convicted of much than 60 counts of intersexual assault.

Two different victims spoke contiguous earlier helium was sentenced.

During the trial, Rodriguez's attorneys dismissed the women's accounts arsenic "stories."

The 224-year situation word is the maximum condemnation allowed successful this case.