http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20140210/THISJUSTIN/140219991
Nude photos sent to teens cost guard job February 10,2014 Rutland Herald By Alan J. Keays Staff Writer A Vermont corrections officer has been fired and is facing at least one criminal charge after police said he sent nude photos of himself to two underage girls he had been chatting with on Facebook. Jay D. McLaren Jr., 24, of Fair Haven, was arrested Monday on a charge of disseminating indecent materials, police said in a release issued Monday evening. Police said the charge stems from a complaint they received that McLaren sent a nude picture of himself to a 14-year-old girl in Fair Haven. Police also are investigating a similar complaint involving a 15-year-old girl in Whitehall, N.Y. McLaren, when questioned, admitted sending the nude images, police said. McLaren was released on a citation and will be arraigned on the Vermont charge in April in Rutland criminal court. At the time of the incident involving the 14-year-old girl, police said, McLaren was a Vermont corrections officer working at the Springfield prison. He was fired when the state Department of Corrections learned Monday of the investigation by Fair Haven Police, according to the release. In addition to the charge in Vermont, McLaren may also face charges in New York. Fair Haven Police Chief William Humphries said after his arrest in Vermont that McLaren voluntarily agreed to meet with Whitehall police. Humphries said McLaren was being interviewed by Whitehall police Monday night and he was not sure if any charges in that state had yet been filed. A phone message left for police in Whitehall was not returned by press time.
Looks like he may be coming back to springfield..this time as a resident of the prison!
ReplyDeleteSeems there is a very fine line separating the character of the watched from the watchers. Welcome to the "correctional industry", a fancy euphemism for prison management. The jobs are about as far from rocket science and engineering as you can get and therefore they tend to attract the unskilled and untalented, who are substantially more vulnerable to the negative influences from the other side of the bars. Just one sad tale out of what will prove to be many years worth of such fodder in the prison town of Springfield.
ReplyDeleteAs an ex-Correctional Officer, I would like to slap some common sense to the anonymous: Being a CO is extremely difficult and demanding work. Very few can execute the daily tasks that are required. Your average human would lose their mind quickly working for DOC. The job description is endless, and many are genuinely good people who work for DOC and there to support their family. If you think you work your behind off, try being a CO and you will quickly realize it is near to impossible to keep 50+ felons to behave all at once, all day, day after day. You have some less than desirable people working for DOC. The requirements to obtain the position are not set high enough. IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD CO, YOU YOURSELF HAVE TO BE A "CORRECT" PERSON THROUGH AND THROUGH. It takes a courage filled, honorable person to attempt to "Correct" a murderer, pedophile, rapist, crook, thief, gang member, kidnapper to their faces everyday with no gun, OC or cuffs. Think deeper before you slam people who take pride in their Careers while jeopardizing their lives everyday to make a living and keep the community safe please.
ReplyDeleteYour Right BUT THERE ARE MORE LIARS AND BACKSTABBERS WORKING FOR VERMONT
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Absolutely correct, Holton! Many people would be putty in prisoners' hands by the end of the first week, and most of the rest would be clueless goons.
DeleteWow, they said "Guard". Usually when a CO saves a life, they are referred to as a "Guard". But when one messes up, they are referred as "Officer". What a creep and what an ironic story! Many inmates chuckling amongst themselves to this one I am sure. Especially the kiddy units.
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