Female California probation officer has oral sex with teen inmate; county jail rocked by scandal: DA
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A California probation officer and two deputies were criminally charged by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office for actions involving people in custody.
The alleged inmate suicide cover-up happened in the same jail where an inmate died last month from drinking "a profuse amount of water," the county sheriff's office said. Chris Eberhart is a crime and US news journalist for Fox News Digital. Email tips to chris.eberhart@fox.com or on twitter @ChrisEberhart48
The probation officer, 50-year-old Nicole Perales, was in a "position of trust" when she allegedly had oral sex with a 15-year-old inmate between Aug. 27, 2004 and Aug. 26, 2005, according to Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
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