ROCHESTER (AP) -- Authorities say a captain at a western New York jail has been charged with raping an inmate.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says sheriff's Capt. Catherine McLaughlin was arraigned Thursday on rape and official misconduct charges after being indicted by a grand jury. Prosecutors say she pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance.
Authorities say the 53-year-old McLaughlin had sex with a male inmate at least three times at the county jail in Rochester between February and March. She has been suspended without pay since September when an investigation into the allegations began.
McLaughlin is a 23-year veteran of the sheriff's office, having spent her career working at the jail.
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