Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of Inmate

A plea deal for a former corrections officer accused of having sex with an inmate.

Jonathan Defoe pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual assault charge.

The initial charge was a felony for the alleged incident with a female inmate at the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center last July

If a judge agrees, he will be sentenced to serve 10 days at a halfway house, pay a $250 fine and spend two years on unsupervised probation.