Nationwide — Gregory Rodriguez, a former correctional officer on the Central California Ladies’s Facility in Chowchilla, was sentenced to 224 years in jail for sexually assaulting inmates. The ruling adopted testimony from a number of ladies who shared how he abused them.
In accordance with ABC30, Rodriguez confronted trial after 9 ladies accused him of repeated assaults throughout his time working on the facility. Final month, a few of the victims spoke in courtroom, describing the abuse they endured whereas behind bars.
The case ended with a conviction on greater than 60 counts of sexual assault. Prosecutors mentioned Rodriguez used his place of energy to focus on ladies who had been already weak in custody.
Throughout sentencing, two extra victims addressed the courtroom. Rodriguez’s protection attorneys tried to dismiss the testimony, calling the ladies’s accounts “tales.” The jury, nonetheless, sided with the victims and located him responsible.
The choose imposed the utmost sentence allowed below the regulation, which is 224 years in jail. The punishment ensures Rodriguez will stay behind bars for the remainder of his life.
