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| Officer Sentenced For Sexual Abuse |
| By The North County Gazette |
| Published: 04/03/2006 |
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You can't go back in time a former New York corrections officer learned last week when he appeared in Clinton County Court to be sentenced for sexually abusing female inmates. Matthew Smith, 44, of Rouses Point, a corrections officer at the Clinton County Jail for 15 years, apologized to his wife and told Judge Patrick McGill that he wished he could erase the last year and half of his life. Smith was indicted in June, 2005 on charges that he sexually abused four inmates and a co-worker during 2003 and 2004. In January, Smith pleaded guilty to first degree attempted criminal sexual act, first degree attempted rape, third degree criminal sexual act and two counts of forcible touching. In sentencing Smith to 3 ½ years in prison, McGill told Smith that a person who goes to jail should have the right to be safe without the risk of being molested or abused. He will be placed on post-release supervision for five years and must also register in the state's sex offender registry. |
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