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A former Overton County correctional officer pleaded guilty to a charge for criminal misconduct after inmates revealed he had sexual contact with them.
According to a release, Jesse Mitchell engaged in sexual contact with three incarcerated females inside the Overton County Jail between the months of July and November of 2021. Mitchell was sentenced to a total of four years and 120 days to serve and will be required to report on the sex offender registry.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, at the request of District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, began investigating the matter in December of 2021. Dunaway said there was no indication that the sexual conduct was non-consensual, but it is improper for an authority figure to have relations with inmates.
