LEXINGTON, Kentucky – A group of West Virginia attorneys have filed a second lawsuit claiming another female federal inmate was raped, sexually assaulted and battered while incarcerated at a Kentucky prison.
The plaintiff, identified only as L.C., filed the complaint May 8 in federal court against the federal government and Residential Drug Abuse Program Instructor Hosea Lee at the Federal Medical Center Lexington.
The core group of her attorneys, including L. Dante diTrapano, are from West Virginia and have filed several similar lawsuits in recent years, including one last month related to the same prison. diTrapano
“Correctional officers using their authority, control and power to rape female inmates is an epidemic in our prison system,” diTrapano told
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – A group of West Virginia attorneys have filed a lawsuit claiming a female federal inmate was raped, sexually assaulted and battered while incarcerated.
The plaintiff, identified only as B.A., filed the complaint April 28 in federal court against the federal government and Officer Christopher Brian Goodwin.
The core group of her attorneys, including L. Dante diTrapano, are from West Virginia and have filed several similar lawsuits in recent years. diTrapano
“Prison employees raping female inmates is a pervasive problem across the country,” diTrapano told
The West Virginia Record. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons knew Officer Goodwin abused his power and control by sexually preying on the very people he is paid to protect and keep safe.
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Another federal prison inmate has filed a lawsuit claiming she repeatedly was sexually assaulted by a convicted and imprisoned former correctional officer.
Laura Mellor filed her complaint December 9 in the Northern District of Alabama’s Western Division against the federal government. She says correctional officer Adrian Stargell raped and sexually abused her for nearly two years while she was an inmate at an Alabama facility.
“Prison employees raping female inmates is a pervasive problem across the country,” said Charleston attorney L. Dante diTrapano, one of the lawyers representing Mellor. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons knew Stargell abused his power and control by sexually preying on the very people he is paid to protect and keep safe.