Sunday, April 26, 2009

Corrections Officer Angelo Vickers Arrested for Molestation Teen

A corrections officer at Terrebonne’s Juvenile Detention center is accused of having sex with two teen inmates and offering the teenage girls favors in exchange, deputies said.

The officer denies the allegations.

Angelo Knighton Vickers, 47, 390 Monarch Drive, Houma, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts each of molestation of a juvenile and sexual malfeasance in prison.

The investigation is ongoing, said Maj. Malcolm Wolfe of the Sheriff’s Office.

It’s unclear whether there are more victims.

The investigation began after a former inmate of the center contacted officials and claimed she had sex with a corrections officer while incarcerated, according to deputies. Another girl made similar allegations during the investigation.

In exchange for sex, Vickers offered the girls favors, such as free phone calls and snacks, deputies said. The inmates were 15 and 16 at the time.

The incidents happened within the past year, Wolfe said.

Vickers was questioned at the Sheriff’s Office before his arrest and denied the accusations, deputies said.

Vickers, who was fired after the allegations surfaced, worked as a corrections officer for Terrebonne Parish government, Wolfe said.

He has worked at the Juvenile Detention Center for six and a half years, said Jason Hutchinson, the center’s director. At the time of his arrest, Vickers was working as a watch commander, supervising a security team of about nine.

“We’ve all been devastated by this,” Hutchinson said. “We’re terribly disappointed. It’s a sad situation for everyone.”

Vickers is being held at the Terrebonne Courthouse Annex Jail on $200,000 bond.
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http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090426/HURBLOG/904269979/1223?Title=Terrebonne-Juvenile-Detention-Center-worker-jailed-on-molestation-charges

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