Crime & Safety
Chester County Prison Guard Faces Child Sex Charges
A corrections officer at Chester County Prison is accused of photographing a minor engaged in a sex act, according to court documents.
A guard at Chester County prison has been arrested for sex crimes involving a child, according to a media report and court documents.
Joseph Jones Jr., 48, of Philadelphia, faces charges of unlawful contact with a minor, photographing a sex act, corruption of minors, and related counts, court documents show.
The Daily Local News first reported that Jones has been an employee of Chester County Prison since 2011.
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Jones was arrested and arraigned on Jan. 13. Bail was set at $50,000, which Jones posted, and he was released.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Jan. 24.
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