On May 1, 2025, a BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Federal Detention Center (FDC) Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, was arrested following an Indictment charging him with one count of aggravated sexual abuse, one court of sexual abuse, one count of sexual abuse of a ward, and one count of deprivation of rights under the color of law. Michael Jefferson was indicted in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. According to the Indictment, on or about July 6, 2024, Jefferson engaged in a sexual act by force with an inmate. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Trenton Office with assistance from the FBI Laboratory.
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