# Lawsuit accuses former FMC Lexington guard of raping inmate

Other May 5, 2021 · [FMC Lexington](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/lex-fmc-lexington-federal-medical-center-kentucky)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Calling this a staff/inmate 'relationship' would erase the power imbalance. A correctional officer controls movement, discipline and access; allegations of sexual abuse need to be read in that context.

## 2 stories on file

- May 11, 2021 [Lawsuit accuses FMC Lexington guard of raping former inmate](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNSUJpX2dOb2g0dWhFbkk4a1g5bTJUVnZCUVRSREtNRmxpaG00b1FReXVMbzg0TzdfQWt0eXpSb3pndFFNYjNuSFo0LXJ3UDhZaXV6UDhsRnR6YkY3dFhHVEF2Rlp6UkFYeEJNSS1pX3R4di1McnZDRGVtOU9KcXRVamZFUzBRLUZIRzgyZmNiTkctUERDN0w4Rno0R0ZkTTE2TXFweEJ2WQ?oc=5) LEX 18 News
- May 5, 2021 [Lawsuit accuses former Lexington federal prison guard of raping female inmate](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxNRGR2ZU40SnlFODBNUGJhVGdrYlo4T3d2ZUYycTBRWXRna09MUzU2TS1FRWtTUnRuRFJKRVlKaUc2Szl1NmdyUExURjYwblFsT1dFT2daNlJ5ZzBSRnVZdS1sdTF0OW9XZU9aY01WejV6VXNiUFlTRnN6R2p5THdOMURyWWV3ZE160gGIAUFVX3lxTE1RNktSTlJVU3dHT19hcnBPcVNVekRFZUtoVDEyQjdxUmpHZ3JfV3JJX1M1YlBLX3NrY1MtYkE1YnZOM3pDcVZ5UGxtZVZUYkdnSUZWUjR2dEd6alBYa0c1OUktM1B4Q3d4cjAtUWROdXplMjd6SmN2VzJkbEx2WHVsazU3Vy1fSDY?oc=5) Lexington Herald Leader

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