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Former York County jailer avoids prison in plea deal for sex with inmate

The York County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, located at the Moss Justice Center. (York County Sheriff's Office)
(York County Sheriff's Office)

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County sheriff wanted a former jailer to be sent to prison for having sex with an inmate.

Instead, that jailer received a plea deal, according to the Rock Hill Herald.

Benjamin Skidell was arrested in 2022 for having sex with a female inmate two years prior.

On Thursday, Skidell took a plea agreement and received two years on probation.


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