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Ex-California Prison Guard Charged with Raping 13 Inmates Over Nine Years

  • Gregory Rodriguez, a former correctional officer, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting at least 13 inmates at a women's prison from 2014 to 2022.
  • Rodriguez faces 96 counts including rape, sodomy, sexual battery, and rape under color of authority for assaults that took place over nine years.
  • If convicted of all charges, Rodriguez could receive a sentence of over 300 years in prison.
  • Rodriguez retired last August after prison officials began investigating reports of the assaults.
  • There have been previous accusations of sexual misconduct by officers at the prison and in other California prisons.
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