Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex

Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:20 PM EST
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BLOOMFIELD — Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex.

The inmates figured out how to remove metal ceiling panels in the Greene County Jail and used the passageway more than a dozen times in September and October, according to court documents.

The men — ages 44, 38 and 17 — and the women — ages 27, 26 and 21 — crawled through the ceiling after midnight, having sexual encounters and drinking homemade alcohol that was found hidden in the male cell block, a police affidavit said.

One male inmate who was not charged said the female inmates would "hang-out, play cards or have sex with some of the male inmates" in their cell block, the affidavit said.

The inmates were able to find a security camera "blind spot" where they could remove ceiling tiles and create a passage between the cell blocks, Sheriff Terry Pierce said Tuesday.

The inmates used a shower drain as a tool to loosen security screws and the ceiling tiles were carefully replaced so they did not appear to be disturbed, Pierce said.

"We could not see it," he said.

The ceiling panels have since been secured, and Pierce said he was seeking funding to improve security at the jail, which was built in 1994 in the city about 25 miles southeast of Bloomington.

Pierce called the inmates' activities "embarrassing" to himself and his staff.

"If your facility has a flaw, if you house prisoners in it, they will show you. They will find it," he said. "We're going to have to find a way to have a better security system."

Prosecutors have filed felony escape charges against the six inmates, who were awaiting trial on a variety of charges. Five of the inmates remain in the Greene County Jail, while one has been transferred to the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington.

Pierce said the investigation is ongoing and other current or former jail inmates may be charged.

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{"commentId":4128731,"authorDomain":"spikegary"}
Spikegary

You have to give them an 'A' for creativity.

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Reply#1 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:16 PM EST
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xcomunic8ed

no kidding

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    #1.1 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:52 PM EST
    {"commentId":4132818,"authorDomain":"SuperSaiyan"}
    SuperSaiyan

    And Originality...

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      #1.2 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:27 PM EST
      {"commentId":4146071,"authorDomain":"lkessler41"}
      Lkessler

      Ok, does flexibility count?  I imagine you have to be somewhat flexible to actually get up there and have sex...

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      #1.3 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:03 PM EST
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      {"commentId":4130359,"authorDomain":"djaymo"}
      DeeJayMO

      You wonder if any of them got charged with indecent exposure. Gives a new meaning to "Hot Monkey Love," doesn't it?  I mean I've heard of Love swings and Sex chairs. . . I guess these folks didn't need a sex drive so much as a sex Zip Wire.  Some people will do anything for love.

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        Reply#2 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:16 PM EST
        {"commentId":4131751,"authorDomain":"greenarcher170"}
        bluearcher

        Idle time makes for creative thoughts and actions.

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        Reply#3 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:00 PM EST
        {"commentId":4132026,"authorDomain":"jimmym"}
        Jimi M

        And what were the guards doing all this time when the inmates were having sex and playing cards ,playing with themselves ???

        Me thinks the people running the jail need to be investigated.

        And why the escape charges?? They never tried to leave.

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        • 4 votes
        Reply#4 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:22 PM EST
        {"commentId":4132192,"authorDomain":"ostrichstealth"}
        MrCerebellum

        Since when are men and women kept in the same jail house?

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        • 5 votes
        Reply#5 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:35 PM EST
        {"commentId":4132703,"authorDomain":"caroaber"}
        caroaber

        I gotta wonder what the 17 year old was being held on. At any rate, his folks might wanna sue the county for "corrupting a minor" or child endangerment charges. He had access to alcohol and, er, jailbait.

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        Reply#6 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:16 PM EST
        {"commentId":4136563,"authorDomain":"EEEEEMAN"}
        EEEEEMAN

        Filing additional charges, that's bizarre. The inmates should be given a thank you for showing the country that by treating non violent prisoners in a humane way may in turn reduce the violence and inside criminal activity that is prevalent throughout the system.

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        Reply#7 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:12 AM EST
        {"commentId":4185567,"authorDomain":"Herstal57"}
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        {"commentId":4137605,"authorDomain":"djaymo"}
        DeeJayMO

        So what do you say to a chick who is in prison?  HI, do you come here often?  What's your number?  Can you brag on yourself when you're wearing an orange jumpsuit?

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        Reply#8 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:55 AM EST
        {"commentId":4137916,"authorDomain":"EEEEEMAN"}
        EEEEEMAN

        How about invite a few of your friends over and we will play some cards and have a cup of tea-----?

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        #8.1 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:23 AM EST
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        {"commentId":4142025,"authorDomain":"ajfox18"}
        GoCards

        Now thats crime and punishment.  How did they get caught finally?? they said in the documents that it was going on for awhile.  Something tells me there is a video or two out there on the web of this little crime of passion.

        Hopefully this won't hold up in court, they did go back to their cells when it was over.

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          Reply#9 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:39 PM EST
          {"commentId":4143233,"authorDomain":"own-theory"}
          own theory

          One: why were they all in the same jail?

          Two:why weren't the cameras covering all of the cell?

          Three: dont they or shouldn't they have guards patroling the cells?

          Ok, yea, it was cool how they did it.

          But how did they get caught?????????????????? 

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            Reply#10 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:50 PM EST
            {"commentId":4170994,"authorDomain":"alkimija"}
            alkimija

            Does anyone notice that none of them attempted to use this discovery to attempt to gain their freedom?

            Why would they try and get their freedom, if they could sit on their butts, get drunk and screw all they wanted anyway?

            Says a lot about the penal system these days, doesn't it.

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            • 1 vote
            Reply#11 - Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:43 PM EST
            {"commentId":4799853,"authorDomain":"gissle427"}
            Sabrina Bond

            Why are yall mad at these people for doing what's natural to them at least the men wasn't having sex with each other and the women wasn't playing with each other. Hell I think they should be allowed to have sex anyway at least once a month or twice. They should not be charged with escape. Escape to have sex and return to your cell wow now that is dangerous to the society of others who didn't go into the ceiling. I might want to try that move at home with my man one day.

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              Reply#12 - Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:01 PM EST
              {"commentId":4851762,"authorDomain":"gkpva"}
              Field Marshall

              Its obvious that sabrina's been in the pen a few times.

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                Reply#13 - Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:24 PM EST
                {"commentId":6867306,"authorDomain":"Liveandletliveplease"}
                Live and let live please

                Damn. They must have been really pent up to go to all that trouble.

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                  Reply#14 - Sun May 3, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
                  {"commentId":9458175,"authorDomain":"jason-todd"}
                  jason todd

                  That's hot stuff. If I were ever to go to prison--and I won't--I'd definitely want to try a move like this. This is a hilarious story....I commend their creativity. Yeah.....if I were locked up for a hot minute, I'd find me some puddy-tat to be tearing up, also....

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                    Reply#15 - Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:34 PM EDT
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