CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — A Chester County detention officer has been accused of having a sexual encounter with an inmate in the Chester Detention Center, according to a warrant.
The warrant said Dominiece White was charged with misconduct in office and fired. Reporter Greg Suskin was the first to break the news on Twitter.
White was a lieutenant and a shift supervisor.
Officials arrested White based on video surveillance, recordings and witness statements, the warrant said.
Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse said officers are all held to a high standard, which is why White was immediately dismissed.
White was at the detention center for five years and supervised five employees on her shift.
Her family told Channel 9 that the allegations are not true, but they did not have a further comment.
Officials said the case is still under investigation and how not told Channel 9 what was on the surveillance video.
Suskin is continuing to follow this story and will have the latest on Eyewitness News at 5 p.m.
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