SHELBY CO., Ky (WHAS11) -- Kentucky State Police have arrested a corrections officer who had sexual contact with an inmate at the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women.
K.S.P. was notified of the incident on July 7th. After an preliminary investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Demar Jones, 30, of Lexington, Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections confirms Jones was a correctional officer at the facility at the time the incident occurred. Jones was under employment probationary period and has since been let go.
Jones was charged with first degree sexual abuse and second degree official misconduct. He was arrested Tuesday, July 12 and is currently detained at the Shelby County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.
The Kentucky Correction Institute for Women is on the boarder of Oldham and Shelby counties in Pewee Valley, Kentucky.
