Courts & Crime

Two Sentenced to Jail for Sex With Inmate

The Men Were Transporting Prisoners

By Chris Meagher, Nicolas Pascal
Mon Sep 14, 2009 | 6:00am
Roland Ygelsias during his sentencing Sept. 4, 2009
Paul Wellman

Two men working for a contracted prisoner transportation company who were accused of forcing a female inmate to perform sexual acts on them pleaded no contest to charges, in Santa Barbara Superior Court on September 4.

Roland Ygelsias pleaded no contest to one count of oral copulation in a detention facility and one count of sexual activity in a detention facility. He was sentenced to 270 days in Santa Barbara County Jail, and he must register as a sex offender for life.

Miguel Jacobo pleaded no contest to sexual activity in a detention facility and sentenced to 75 days in jail.

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