|
|
Article: Former inmate claims guard sexually assaulted her
- Article from:
- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- May 20, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2003 Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
BANGOR - A former inmate at the Washington County Jail testified
Monday in U.S. District Court that a guard sexually assaulted her
twice while she was incarcerated there during June 2001.
Linda Faas, 39, of Bangor filed a civil suit against Washington
County, Sheriff Joseph Tibbetts and former guard William Sinford, Jr.
last year. She reached an undisclosed settlement with Sinford last
month.
On the stand Monday, Sinford, 33, of East Machias, invoked his
Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimi-nation when asked if he
had sexually assaulted Faas. The former guard also testified that he
knew sexual contact, whether forced or consensual, between a guard
and an inmate was criminal behavior.
...