Iowa jailer accused of having sex with inmate in prison utility closet

A former Iowa jailer allegedly had intercourse with an inmate a number of occasions within the jail — together with inside a utility closet and within the rec-yard throughout a months-long affair.

Kayla Mae Bergom, 27, will stand trial on Aug. 12 for having intercourse with the unnamed 29-year-old inmate on a number of events in 2020 and 2021 at numerous areas on the Tama County facility, in line with Cedar Rapids newspaper The Gazette.

Bergom, of Belle Plaine, was charged with three counts of misdemeanor counts of sexual misconduct in Might following an investigation by the Iowa Divison of Felony Investigation. She pleaded not responsible.

Based on court docket paperwork obtained by the paper, Bergom and the inmate engaged in sexual exercise in a utility closet in October 2020. Two different sexual encounters occurred within the recreation yard — as soon as in September 2020 and once more in April 2021.

Bergom was arrested by the Tama County Sheriff’s Workplace on April 20, in line with an arrest report from the Tama-Toledo Information Chronicle. She was launched the identical day on pretrial launch.

She resigned after working on the jail for 3 years, Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera stated.

If convicted, she faces as much as six years in jail, The Gazette reported.