WILKINSON COUNTY, Ga. — A Wilkinson County Jail administrator has been arrested and charged with having sex with an inmate.
57-year-old Captain Thomas King is charged with two counts of sexual contact with a person in custody and two counts of violating his oath.
A Wilkinson County grand jury indicted him on Monday.
He was arrested Tuesday and released on $20,000 bond. The indictment says King assaulted the inmate at least twice, on Dec. 1 and Dec. 12, 2022.
According to court records, the victim was a 21-year-old woman jailed on drug and gun charges.
The Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office said King resigned from his position in December.