HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. — A Howard County corrections officer is accused of having sex with an inmate.
The investigation began April 15 after the department received a complaint.
The inmate was on work release when she claimed 23-year-old Terrion Henderson first messaged her on Facebook in March.
Henderson, a nine-month employee of the sheriff's office, then allegedly asked the inmate for her phone number.
After texting for awhile, they began using Snapchat for their communications, police claim.
On April 1, surveillance video shows Henderson leaving the sheriff's office and then later his car arriving to pick up the inmate from her work release.
The inmate allegedly took off her GPS bracelet, and the two went to her home and had sex.
The next day, the inmate reported herself for violating her work release. She was charged with escape and placed back in the Howard County Jail.
Police claim, during questioning, Henderson admitted to having sex with the inmate.
Henderson was arrested for sexual misconduct, official misconduct, assisting a criminal and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors charged him with sexual misconduct, failure to return to lawful detention (aiding, inducing or causing an offense) and assisting a criminal.
