a former nebraska prison worker avoided doing hard time after she pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate and getting pregnant.
on tuesday, a judge in omaha sentenced samantha cedillo to three years probation on an amended charge, ordered her to follow other restrictions and attend a parenting program. she also must register as a sex offender.
“this is a disturbing case,” district court judge leanne srb said to cedillo,
according to the omaha world-herald
. “what happened here should not have happened.”
the judge said, after reviewing the pre-sentencing report, cedillo suffered from traumatic events in her life before the sexual assault, adding she took responsibility for her actions.
cedillo’s lawyer, james mcgough, told the court there were some positives to come out of the sad case.
“one of the issues created with trauma she has experienced in her past, it changes someone and has ripple effects,” he said. “a struggle to create clear lines and boundaries.”
mcgough added cedillo has been raising the child and found a new job.
cedillo, who was 31 at the time of her arrest and living in council bluffs, iowa, began working at the omaha correctional center as a non-clinical program manager in june 2021.
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