A former juvenile-prison officer in Ohio faces time behind bars after a judge convicted him of assaulting a female inmate last week. Stanley Gates, 38, of Columbus, entered an Alford plea in Delaware County Common Pleas Court to assault and falsification charges. The plea means Gates denies guilt, but acknowledges prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him.
Gates avoided a jury trial scheduled for this week by reaching a plea agreement. He had been indicted on nine charges, including felonious assault, endangering children and intimidation of a witness. Gates is one of 12 state prison-system employees charged in 2004 and 2005 with felony counts of abusing and endangering inmates.
He was fired in May 2004 from his job with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He had worked as an officer at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in Delaware. Gates is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
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