Correctional Officer Charged with Coercion and Abuse of Authority

A correctional officer must answer to charges of abuse of authority and coercion at the Regional Court of Steyr on September 29. He is alleged to have had sex with a woman housed in a forensic-therapeutic center, the court confirmed a report by the free newspaper "Heute" (Wednesday edition). He is also accused of kissing another inmate, watching her while she showered, and then suggesting she not tell anyone.

Abuse of authority

The first incident is said to have occurred in the fall of the previous year at an outpost of the institution. According to "Heute," the man was caught in the act by colleagues having sex with the woman in the pigsty of a farm where the inmates work. The location was not confirmed in detail by the court, but the facts were. The indictment does not assume rape, but consensual intercourse, to which the woman may have agreed only because of her situation. The officer, who is currently on sick leave, is therefore charged with abuse of authority.

Woman harassed and coerced in the shower

The second allegation concerns another inmate whom he allegedly harassed in March 2023. He is said to have kissed her and watched her while she was naked in the shower. He then reportedly said she should not tell anyone, otherwise she would not get out of prison. The prosecution considers this coercion.

(APA/Red)

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