A former corrections officer who admitted to sexual misconduct with female inmates at a county jail is now headed behind bars himself.
Franco Villella, 24, had pleaded no contest to six counts of sexual battery. He received five-year sentences Thursday for each count, but will serve the terms concurrently. He also must register as a sex offender.
Villella was initially charged with assaulting a woman in December 2018 while she was in custody at the Montgomery County Jail. Authorities have said Villella led the woman to a seldom-used jail bathroom stall and forced her to engage in sexual conduct with him.
Additional charges were filed in April 2019 after another former inmate came forward with similar allegations.
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