There has been a delay in the sentencing of a former jail guard who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an inmate at the jail on Old Black River Road and in the city lockup.
47 year old Patrick Joseph Allen has pleaded guilty to a pair of charges but maintains the sex was consensual and there were no inducements of cigarettes and meals.
Allen is claiming he is also a victim in all this. He also disputes that part of the presentence report which states he has paid for sex with prostitutes.
The prosecution argues consent is not a defense because Allen was in a position of authority as a jail guard at the time and will be arguing against a conditional sentence. A sentencing hearing will be held on May 16th.
