Several sexual assault allegations were reported against a male nurse at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Stewart Detention Center in 2021 and 2022. Seventeen allegations of assault were made within the center between May 2021 and 2022, eleven of which were reported against staff.
The center has a vast history of reports of sexual assault and mistreatment. It is also under investigation for forced labor and cruel retributive punishment for non-compliance.
The women who have come forward with allegations reportedly underwent aggressive interrogation and threats of prolonged sentencing because of their complaints, though the center has denied these claims. The investigation into the nurse’s conduct has been closed, and he remains employed as a medical provider at Stewart as recently as July 2.
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