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A Washington County Jail worker has been arrested on accusations of having sex with the same inmate as her coworker, according to the sheriff's office.
Brett Robinson, 32, turned herself in Tuesday evening after a grand jury indicted her on six counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct, a felony, and six counts of first-degree official misconduct, a misdemeanor.
The arrest comes a little more than a month after the arrest of fellow civilian worker Jill Curry, 38, on similar charges involving the same inmate and prompted Sheriff Pat Garrett to commit to taking swift action in response to the "extraordinarily serious" allegations.
Sgt. Bob Ray, a sheriff's office spokesman, said authorities learned of Robinson's conduct July 28 during the Curry investigation.
Robinson, who has worked at the sheriff's office since January 2013, was placed on paid administrative leave after returning from her weekend July 30. The next day, she was placed on unpaid leave "based upon information received during the ongoing investigation and the seriousness of the charges," according to the sheriff's office.
The agency did not specify how it learned of the alleged conduct, or release details regarding how or where the alleged crimes occurred. All that has been said is that Robinson "had engaged in criminal activity related to her official duties while working in the Washington County Jail."
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is leading the criminal investigation.
"I consider allegations that involve a second Jail staff member in this case extraordinarily serious," Garrett said in a statement. "Addressing these issues demands immediate changes and a thorough, holistic review of protocols within the jail – both efforts are underway. Safety and security of jail staff and inmates remains a very high priority. I am very thankful to investigators from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Police for their excellent work on this case."
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said it will review jail operations, at the conclusion of these criminal cases. That review team will include members of an outside agency.
Ray would not specify what immediate changes have occurred at the jail, except to say, "There has been enhanced supervision at all places, at all times."
Curry and Robinson are jail services technicians and work in various areas of the jail, including booking, inmate units and the control center. Authorities also haven't specified where Curry's alleged crimes occurred.
"We believe that they took advantage of specific locations at specific times," Ray said Tuesday.
Investigators, he said, do not believe the women knew of one another's activities with the inmate.
"They did this behavior independent of each other," Ray said.
The inmate, who's listed as a victim in the two cases, is in custody on charges tied to four separate cases. He is accused of tampering with a witness, sexual harassment, failure to register as a sex offender, false swearing, harassment, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, according to jail records.
The inmate testified before a Washington County grand jury in Curry's case, court records show. A copy of Robinson's indictment was not immediately available.
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Brett Robinson, 32, turned herself in Tuesday evening after a grand jury indicted her on six counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct, a felony, and six counts of first-degree official misconduct, a misdemeanor.
The arrest comes a little more than a month after the arrest of fellow civilian worker Jill Curry, 38, on similar charges involving the same inmate and prompted Sheriff Pat Garrett to commit to taking swift action in response to the "extraordinarily serious" allegations.
Sgt. Bob Ray, a sheriff's office spokesman, said authorities learned of Robinson's conduct July 28 during the Curry investigation.
Robinson, who has worked at the sheriff's office since January 2013, was placed on paid administrative leave after returning from her weekend July 30. The next day, she was placed on unpaid leave "based upon information received during the ongoing investigation and the seriousness of the charges," according to the sheriff's office.
The agency did not specify how it learned of the alleged conduct, or release details regarding how or where the alleged crimes occurred. All that has been said is that Robinson "had engaged in criminal activity related to her official duties while working in the Washington County Jail."
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is leading the criminal investigation.
"I consider allegations that involve a second Jail staff member in this case extraordinarily serious," Garrett said in a statement. "Addressing these issues demands immediate changes and a thorough, holistic review of protocols within the jail – both efforts are underway. Safety and security of jail staff and inmates remains a very high priority. I am very thankful to investigators from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Police for their excellent work on this case."
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said it will review jail operations, at the conclusion of these criminal cases. That review team will include members of an outside agency.
Ray would not specify what immediate changes have occurred at the jail, except to say, "There has been enhanced supervision at all places, at all times."
Curry and Robinson are jail services technicians and work in various areas of the jail, including booking, inmate units and the control center. Authorities also haven't specified where Curry's alleged crimes occurred.
"We believe that they took advantage of specific locations at specific times," Ray said Tuesday.
Investigators, he said, do not believe the women knew of one another's activities with the inmate.
"They did this behavior independent of each other," Ray said.
The inmate, who's listed as a victim in the two cases, is in custody on charges tied to four separate cases. He is accused of tampering with a witness, sexual harassment, failure to register as a sex offender, false swearing, harassment, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, according to jail records.
The inmate testified before a Washington County grand jury in Curry's case, court records show. A copy of Robinson's indictment was not immediately available.
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