ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A worker at a North Carolina women’s prison is charged with having sex with an inmate.
Citing warrants, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports that 44-year-old Sgt. Mark Jason Stout, of Jonas Ridge is accused of having sex with an inmate at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women between September and October.
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Online court records show he’s charged with felony charges of sex acts by a government employee.
State Department of Public Safety spokesman John Bull tells the Asheville Citizen-Times that Stout is on unpaid leave for unrelated reasons.
WLOS-TV reports that he was ordered during a Monday hearing to provide a DNA sample and fingerprints and avoid contact with the victim. Another court appearance is set for December.
It wasn’t clear if had a lawyer; a phone listing for Stout was disconnected.