A Dubois County Corrections Officer is being investigated after allegedly having a sexual relationship with an inmate.
The allegations were made on Thursday which launched an investigation by the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department and Dubois Community Corrections.
Investigators determined that 31-year-old Officer Ryan Schmitt had a sexual relationship with an inmate at an undisclosed location.
The individual is currently being held elsewhere on unrelated charges.
Police say the incident happened back in March.
Schmitt has been charged with a level 5 felony of Sexual Misconduct with a Detainee.
The investigation is ongoing.
