Prison rape complaint lands now-former corrections officer in jail, deputies say

Prison rape complaint lands now-former corrections officer in jail, deputies say

A now-former corrections officer in Buncombe County is behind bars after a prison rape complaint, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.

Ex-NC correctional officer arrested for alleged relationship with inmate

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA)—Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a former Department of Adult Correction Officer with a felony. 66-year-old James Allen Mathes, of McDowell County, faces a charge of felony sexual act by a government/private institution employee after an investigation launched last month. The charge stems from an alleged relationship [...]