The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office has fired a 33-year-old corrections deputy after he was arrested Thursday evening for allegedly using the jail visitation system to solicit for sex a woman who had communicated with an inmate at the jail.
The sheriff’s office had not released the corrections deputy’s name as of Friday afternoon.
The victim filed a complaint with the sheriff’s office on March 31 stating that she had received solicitations for sex from an encrypted email, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
“These emails contained information that would have only been available to someone who had access to the jail visitation and messaging system,” according to the news release.
Detectives were unable to determine the source of the emails due to the level of encryption, but with the victim’s permission they accessed her email to communicate with the suspect and arrange a time to meet, according to the news release.
“The suspect arranged a meeting time and location with the intent to exchange money for sexual acts,” stated the news release.
He was arrested at 7:45 p.m. on April 21 and was booked into the Thurston County Jail. Charges of first-degree computer trespassing and patronizing a prostitute are pending with the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office, according to the news release.
“We are grateful for the assistance we received from our victim in bringing this case to an end and removing this individual from the ranks of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office,” stated the sheriff’s office in the release.
The case is still under investigation.
