Former Prison Guard Accused Of Sexually Abusing Female Prisoner

BEDFORD HILLS, NY — A former state corrections officer faces a federal civil rights charge for sexually assaulting an inmate at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women.

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Wednesday that Jeffrey Green, 48, of Brooklyn, was charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

According to the complaint, in the late evening hours of March 10, 2016, Green unlocked and opened the victim’s cell and entered without any other correction officer or facility staff.

Bharara said Green grabbed her by her arms, held her with her back against the wall of the cell and began to lick, kiss and bite her neck. He also fondled her chest.

After the prisoner pushed him away, he grabbed her and pushed her up against the wall and once again forced himself on her.

He then allegedly pulled up her shirt and bra and bit, licked and kissed her neck, chest and breast and nipple areas. He also fondled her groin.

The assault stopped with Green was interrupted by the arrival of another correction officer knocking on a door to be admitted into the unit. At that point, Green left the victim’s cell.

The prisoner reported the assault the next morning, and a medical examination produced samples taken from her neck, left breast and right breast that had positive results with a presuptive test for saliva.

A swab from her left breast generated a single-source male profile.

Surveillance video shows Green entering the victim’s cell without any other personnel.

An audio recording has Green making a reference to receiving oral sex.

Bharara said that Green’s predatory conduct not only betrayed his duty as an officer to protect those under his charge, but also violated the Constitution.

“The protections of our Constitution do not end at our prisons’ walls,” he said, “and when inmates’ civil rights are violated, as they allegely were here, we will act.”

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