Alabama correctional officer accused of sex crimes against inmate

ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (W.S.F.A) – An Alabama Department of Corrections employee is under arrest and accused of sex crimes, according to court documents. Documents identified the suspect as Correctional Sgt. Laquentin Brantley, 34, of Montgomery.

Brantley is charged with sexual misconduct and first-degree sodomy against an inmate.

Alabama Correctional Sergeant Laquentin Brantley is charged with sex crimes against a state... — Alabama Correctional Sergeant Laquentin Brantley is accused of sex crimes against a state prisoner, according to court records(Source: Elmore County Sheriff’s Office)

The documents state that police interviewed the inmate, who is serving time at the Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, on Oct. 25. The inmate said the incident happened on October 18.

The inmate accused Brantley of forcing her to perform sex acts by threatening to report her for disciplinary action “every time he felt like keeping her from getting out of jail and going home to her children ,” the documents say.

Brantley is being held in the Elmore County Jail without bond pending a hearing on Aniah’s Law.

The Alabama Department of Corrections has not yet responded to a request for comment.

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