Who is Kayla Bergom? Female prison worker, 27, arrested for having sex MULTIPLE TIMES with inmate
TOLEDO, IOWA: A former worker at a county jail has been arrested for engaging in sexual activity with an inmate. Kayla Bergom, 27, faces charges of sexual misconduct with an unidentified offender, aged 29, while she worked at the Tama County Jail, according to investigators in Iowa. As reported by KCRG, Bergom is accused of sexual activity with an inmate in a utility closet and in the recreation yard area of the jail on multiple occasions. According to court documents, the two participated in such acts for over seven months between September 2020 and April 2021, with Bergom facing three counts of sexual misconduct.
Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera told The Gazette that Bergom had worked for the jail for three years prior to her resignation and was charged in May. Her trial is set to take place on August 12. The former jail employee, who has pleaded not guilty, is facing up to six years of jail. It is also unclear whether the inmate is still behind bars.
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According to the non-profit think tank Interrogating Justice, "Federal law makes it illegal for prison guards to have sex with incarcerated people. This is because incarcerated people cannot legally give consent. If a prison guard has sex with an incarcerated person, the guard can face up to 15 years in prison." The Iowa Divsion of Criminal Investigation handled the investigation after a county employee had filed a complaint. It was then concluded in March. Tama County Jail is a small facility that can only hold up to 30 inmates serving short sentences for up to a year, according to Templeton1.org. Interactions between staff and inmates are believed to be direct, and the prison has medical, laundry, and kitchen services included inside of it.
Meaww previously reported that in July, Alabama inmate Casey White was charged with the murder of his prison guard lover Vicky White after she helped him escape prison and the pair went on the run for 11 days before being caught. Casey, 38, and the prison guard staged a well-planned escape from a Florence, Alabama, jail for what she falsely claimed was a mental health evaluation on April 29. The pair then swapped vehicles and used disguises as they made it across three states. The pair were on the run for 11 days when Vicky White, 56, was shot dead after a police chase in Evansville, Indiana. Authorities said at the time that she shot herself in the head. Casey was immediately arrested after the chase on May 9.