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| Prison guard in Pittsburgh held on 92 abuse counts |
| By therepublic.com - PAULA REED WARD |
| Published: 09/29/2011 |
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A suspended correctional officer from Pittsburgh's state prison was arrested Tuesday and charged with 92 criminal counts alleging that he sexually and physically abused more than 20 inmates under his control. Harry Nicoletti, 59, of Coraopolis, Pa., was arraigned Tuesday night and held in the Allegheny County Jail on $75,000 bond. He is charged with 10 counts of institutional sexual assault, two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, 27 counts of official oppression, 13 counts of criminal solicitation, eight counts of indecent assault, six counts of indecent exposure, multiple counts of simple assault and terroristic threats and one count of criminal attempt. The charges date to early 2009 and include allegations ranging from slapping inmates with an open hand, to forcing their heads into toilets and repeatedly flushing them, to having other inmates urinate in the food of convicted sex offenders, to rape and forced oral sex. In some instances, Nicoletti rewarded inmates who committed violations on his behalf, the complaint said. The ongoing investigation into abuse at SCI Pittsburgh -- with 1,769 inmates -- began in late 2010, said Susan McNaughton, a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokeswoman. The department's Office of Special Investigations and Intelligence then joined with the Allegheny County district attorney's office several months ago. The county also presented testimony to an investigating grand jury. Nicoletti, a corrections department employee since November 2001, was suspended without pay Jan. 5. Read More. |
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