Eastern Kentucky jailer indicted on rape charge at On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Eastern Kentucky jailer indicted on rape charge

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on September 14, 2008

. Tags: Boyd County grand jury, Charles F. Howard, Eastern Kentucky jailer, female inmate, indicted, inmate, raping, Sandy Hook.

The Associated Press

CATLETTSBURG — An Eastern Kentucky jailer was indicted for allegedly raping a female inmate he was transporting.

Boyd County grand jurors on Friday charged Charles F. Howard, 50, of Sandy Hook with one count of first-degree rape.

Howard was arrested Sept. 2 after a 26-year-old female inmate told authorities that Howard raped her in a remote area as he was taking her from Elliott County to the Boyd County Detention Center in Catlettsburg.

If convicted, Howard could be sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison.

Howard was free on bond Friday.

1 Response to “Eastern Kentucky jailer indicted on rape charge”

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1 Passingtrucker
September 25, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Charles Howard should’ve moved to California first, before pulling this stunt. In CA, the DOC had set up regulations to make it practically impossible for female inmates to lodge complaints of rape or sexual abuse by guards. In fact, they can be charged with a crime, and more time added to their sentence, if they file a complaint. This creates an atmosphere of silence, and prison guards are free to coerce female inmates to give sex favors for mail, soap, stamps, etc…., which is tolerated and encouraged in CA womens’ prisons.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

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