A Loudoun County Sheriff‘s deputy has been charged with having sex with an inmate at the Adult Detention Center in Leesburg, and has been subsequently fired by the department.
Mason Michael Zimmerman, 30, of Smithsburg, Md., was arrested Sunday, Oct. 27, after he allegedly had sex with a female inmate Friday. According to the criminal complaint filed in Loudoun County District Court, Zimmerman admitted to the charge in an interview with another deputy.
Zimmerman had been a Loudoun County correctional deputy since 2016. He was held at the Alexandria Detention Center and had a bond hearing yesterday in Loudoun County District Court. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 23 at 8:30 a.m.
Almost a year ago, another Loudoun County Sheriff‘s deputy serving as a corrections officer was arrested after she admitted she inappropriately touched a male inmate and delivered a contraband vaping device to him.
Yesenia Jusino Ramos, 43, of Mount Wolf, Pa., was charged with sexual battery and delivering an article to a prisoner. She was fired from the sheriff’s office after being employed for a year.
Jusino Ramos’s sexual battery charges were dismissed by the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorneys Office on March 20, 2024. She was convicted of the delivery of contraband to an inmate and received a suspended 30 day jail sentence and $91.00 in court costs. An administrative hearing is scheduled for March 20, 2025.
Audrey Carpenter is the Northern Virginia Bureau Chief for All Virginia News. She can be contacted at: audreycarpenter@allvirginia.news
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