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Ex-kitchen worker at Oregon prison accused of having sex with inmate

A former food service coordinator at an Oregon prison is accused of having sex with an inmate while she was working for the state corrections department, the Oregonian reported.

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Kimberly A. Porter, 52, is accused of second-degree custodial sexual misconduct, the newspaper reported. According to court records, Porter, a kitchen worker at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, allegedly had sex with the inmate in April and May. She quit in August, Jennifer Black, a corrections department spokeswoman, told the Oregonian.

Porter was originally charged in October but did not appear for her arraignment in November, according to court records. She was arrested Dec. 7 and was later released, the Oregonian reported.