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Former prison employee pleads guilty to sexual contact with inmate

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former state prison employee has entered a guilty plea to one count of a prohibited sexual act between a prison employee and a prisoner. 

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Cassandra Jelsma

On Tuesday, 36-year-old Cassandra Jelsma entered a guilty plea in Bon Homme Circuit Court, according to the South Dakota Attorney General’s office. Jelsma faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $4,000 when she is sentenced in Feb. 2025. 

According to court documents, the incidents happened between November 2022 and June 2023 when Jelsma was a communications maintenance tech at the prison.

Written by: The Dam Rock Station

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