On Tuesday, Letica Dina Stagg, 41, a former Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail correctional officer was convicted of one count of having sex with an inmate, which is a felony. However, at the suggestion of Williamsburg- James City County Commonwealth's Attorney Nate Green, the same jury imposed only a $25 fine.
The former guard could have received a prison sentence of up to five years.
Stagg, who began working as a guard at the jail in 2004, resigned in September 2009 after it was alleged that she had sex with inmate, Tarik Watson, 33.
Stagg initially admitted to the relationship, but then claimed that she had been forced into the confession.
During the trial, a prison official testified that Watson made over 230 phone calls to Stagg within a two-month period in which the two discussed their sexual relationship in graphic detail.
While Stagg maintained her innocence during Tuesday’s proceedings, she admitted that she and Watson had a previous relationship while the two attended Thomas Nelson Community College.
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She got gypped, I hear she could have got 3 accounts for $35
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