Legal Opinion
Morris v. Eversley
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 23, 2003No. 00 Civ. 8166(DC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Beatrice Morris alleges that while she was incarcerated at Bayview Correctional Facility (“Bayview”), defendant Gilbert Eversley, a correctional officer, entered her cell one night and sexually assaulted her. Morris contends that Eversley’s conduct is but one example of an ongoing pattern and practice at Bay-view of male correctional officers engaging in sexual contact with female prisoners. By law, any such conduct would be improper, as inmates are deemed incapable of consenting to sexual contact with prison employees. Morris further…
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