CO - Corrections officials may be sued for employee’s alleged [sexual] abuse of detainee, federal judge rules

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Corrections officials may be sued for employee’s alleged abuse of detainee, federal judge rules

By Michael Karlik 04/29/2026 | updated 11 hours ago

High-level corrections officials may be sued for their own alleged failures to prevent or respond to an employee’s sexual misconduct toward a detainee, a federal judge decided last month.

Rajae Bouhamidi was incarcerated at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. In late 2022, corrections officer Justin Torres allegedly began to sexually harass her. Eventually, he ordered her to clean an area that had no surveillance cameras, and he allegedly used the opportunity to sexually assault her.

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