When the trial for former FCI Dublin warden Ray J. Garcia begins on Monday, more than 50 sexually explicit photos will be sealed to protect the dignity of the incarcerated women who will testify that they were targets of his abuse.
In addition, the six women who will tell their tales to the jury will only be identified by Ms. and their first name, to ensure there is no retribution, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers ruled ahead of opening statements.
For two years before his 2021 arrest, Garcia led training on the Prison Rape Elimination Act and trained all newly arrived supervisors on these procedures and policies. All sexual activity between a prison worker and incarcerated people is illegal as there is no scenario in which man or women behind bars can give consent. The federal crime is called "sexual abuse of a ward."
Court filings also indicate the defense plans to argue that Garcia took pictures of one of the women because he wanted documentation that she was breaching policy by standing around naked.There are dozens of photos that are sexually explicit that will be introduced at trial -- many of which were taken without knowledge or consent of the women. testify that Garcia made her undress for him while he did his rounds and he took photographs of her on his cellphone.
Before trial, prosecutors Mollie Priedeman, Andrew Paulson and Casey Boome persuaded the judge that the "nature of the exhibits in question are undeniably sensitive and the victims will be retraumatized by the disclosure of the photographs to members of the public…Indeed, sealing these exhibits is necessary to maintain "respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy."
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