Former York County jailer avoids prison in plea deal for sex with inmate

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County sheriff wanted a former jailer to be sent to prison for having sex with an inmate.

Instead, that jailer received a plea deal, according to the Rock Hill Herald.

Benjamin Skidell was arrested in 2022 for having sex with a female inmate two years prior.

On Thursday, Skidell took a plea agreement and received two years on probation.

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