A former Senior Correctional Officer is learning his fate after pleading guilty to charges of sex abuse.
Edward Mendoza of Surprise was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for having sex with a female inmate while serving as a correctional officer at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Phoenix.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mendoza had sexual intercourse with the woman on multiple occasions between Feb. 1, 2015 and April 2, 2015 at a camp.
He pled guilty to sexual abuse of a ward in connection to the case.