A former correctional officer has plead guilty to sexually abusing an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury.
According to court documents, 33-year-old Carlos Sanchez, of Middlebury, was employed as a correctional officer at FCI Danbury.
Officials said on two occasions in July and August of this year, Sanchez engaged in sexual activity with a female inmate at the prison.
Sanchez pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of sexual abuse of a ward. It carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years.
He was released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing.
A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
Sanchez has resigned from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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The incidents remain under investigation by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
