A captain on the San Quentin State Jail in California was arrested final week in reference to an investigation into the sexual assault of an unconscious particular person, authorities mentioned.
Orlando Ponce, 43, was arrested Thursday and charged with one rely of forcible penetration on an unconscious particular person, in line with a news release from the Marin County Sheriff’s Workplace. Detectives have been capable of finding possible trigger for the arrest after the sufferer got here ahead on Jan. 30, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The alleged assault occurred in San Quentin Village, which is adjoining to the jail, sheriff’s spokesperon Sgt. Brenton Schneider mentioned in an electronic mail Tuesday.
Courtroom information for Ponce within the Marin County Superior Courtroom public index weren’t instantly accessible on-line. He was booked into jail on a $100,000 bond however is now not in custody, in line with inmate information.
A cellphone quantity listed for Ponce was disconnected and an try to succeed in him by electronic mail Monday failed. It is unclear if he has retained an lawyer.
The California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation mentioned Ponce has been with their workplace since 2001, when he was a cadet on the Richard A. McGee Correctional Coaching Heart. He was promoted to captain on July 1, 2021, following a six-month time period in a restricted captain project earlier that 12 months.
His standing with the jail was unclear Tuesday.
