By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 12, 2017

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A former sheriff’s deputy in Mississippi will serve two years in prison for having sex with an inmate while on duty.

The Sun Herald reports that 33-year-old Johnathan Jenkins was sentenced Friday on one count of unlawful sexual activity.

In his plea, Jackson admitted to having sex with a female inmate for two days in September 2016 while on duty as a Jackson County deputy.



Jenkins will serve three years under post-release supervision and will pay a $1,500 fine. He’ll have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

District Attorney Tony Lawrence said Jackson violated the law by taking advantage of someone he was charged with securing, monitoring and protecting.

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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com

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