Former Scott County jail officer charged with having sex with inmate

BENTON, Mo. -- A former Scott County correctional officer was arrested Wednesday on charges he had sexual contact with a prisoner in the county jail. According to a probable-cause statement by Lt. Jerry Bledsoe, Michael P. Proctor, 26, of Chaffee, Mo., was caught on a surveillance camera leading a female offender into the jail's inmate property room. Red flags went up because inmates are not permitted in the property room, the statement said. The camera captured the two entering the room, staying about five minutes, and then leaving empty-handed, according to the sworn statement. When sheriff's deputies interviewed the inmate, she admitted to having consensual sex with Proctor. Proctor confessed to the sex acts in subsequent interviews, the statement said. Proctor is being held in the Scott County Jail on $2,500 cash or surety bond.

Pertinent address:

131 S. New Madrid Street, Benton, Mo.