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State correctional officer indicted for having relations with inmate

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A state correctional officer was indicted after he allegedly had sex with a female inmate.

Investigators said he was charged with official misconduct.

Ocissie Hayes Jr. was first investigated after reports surfaced that he was in an inappropriate relationship with a woman at the Mark Luttrell Correctional Center.

The 52-year-old inmate was serving time for theft.

Investigators told WREG the relationship included unauthorized phone calls between the two, kissing, and sexual fondling in her cell.

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