Post by COG on May 30, 2009 6:25:10 GMT -5
NJ prison worker accused of having sex with inmate
RAHWAY, N.J. – A New Jersey prison employee is behind bars, charged with having sex with an inmate.
Michael Hawthorne has taught inmates cooking skills at East Jersey State Prison in Rahway since 2001. That’s the same prison where inmates have conducted the “Scared Straight” program for youngsters since 1976.
Hawthorne is accused of having a sexual relationship with the 28-year-old inmate in April and May and giving him a cell phone.
The 45-year-old Newark resident is suspended without pay and held on $100,000 bail.
Individuals in an official or supervisory capacity are prohibited from engaging in sexual activity with prisoners in New Jersey.
source: www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090529_ap_njprisonworkeraccusedofhavingsexwithinmate.html
RAHWAY, N.J. – A New Jersey prison employee is behind bars, charged with having sex with an inmate.
Michael Hawthorne has taught inmates cooking skills at East Jersey State Prison in Rahway since 2001. That’s the same prison where inmates have conducted the “Scared Straight” program for youngsters since 1976.
Hawthorne is accused of having a sexual relationship with the 28-year-old inmate in April and May and giving him a cell phone.
The 45-year-old Newark resident is suspended without pay and held on $100,000 bail.
Individuals in an official or supervisory capacity are prohibited from engaging in sexual activity with prisoners in New Jersey.
source: www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090529_ap_njprisonworkeraccusedofhavingsexwithinmate.html