TULSA - The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own Friday on sexual charges.
TCSO Detention Officer Rickardo Williams was taken into custody for 2 counts of sexual battery, the charges stemming from allegations that Williams touched inmates inappropriately.
Williams was placed on unpaid leave on May 22
Williams was arrested after TCSO turned over the findings of its investigation to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors filed charges Friday afternoon.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed in this case, on May 19 an inmate at David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center said he was touched inappropriately by Williams during the accused's stint at that inmate's pod.
The inmate further stated that Williams told him to "bend over," and then Williams "slapped me on my (rear end) and grabbed it."
Witnesses also saw Williams reach for an inmate's groin area and playfully punch him. A second inmate said Williams grabbed inmates' private areas inappropriately, according to the affidavit. The witnesses' statements said Williams told an inmate to "get on the (expletive deleted) bed and pretend like he was (expletive) him."
The court document said there were several cases of this kind of action similar to the case.
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