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Corrections officer accused of sexual relationship with inmate

FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a corrections officer for allegedly having sexual relations with an inmate at SCI Frackville.

On January 30, State Correctional Institution (SCI) Frackville reached out to the Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence regarding the alleged sexual encounter between Corrections Officer (CO) Jocelyn Ebert, 25, of Pottsville, and an inmate inside the prison.

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Investigators say they interviewed the inmate who admitted to multiple sexual encounters with Ebert over the past three to four months, stating the encounters would occur at his cell through his feeding aperture slot or in a closet on the cell block.

As stated in the affidavit, Ebert also admitted to all the allegations. She has been charged with institutional sexual assault and other related offenses.