Alabama prison supervisor allegedly coerced inmate into sex acts by telling her: ‘You’ll never go home’

A state prison corrections supervisor is accused of coercing an inmate to perform oral sex on him by threatening to keep her from being released.

Alabama Department of Corrections Sgt. Laquentin Brantley, 34, was taken into custody Thursday morning by prison investigators with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.

He is charged with custodial sexual contact and first-degree sodomy.

He works at Julia Tutwiler Prison for women.

Brantley is being held without bond in the Elmore County Jail pending an Aniah’s Law hearing.

Charging documents against Brantley state the alleged crime happened Oct. 18 at the prison.

A female inmate told investigators that Brantley coerced her into perform oral sex on him by threats of “writing her up” for disciplinaries “any time he felt like it” to keep her from getting out of prison and going home to see her kids.

The first incident allegedly happened at 11:50 a.m. that Friday.

The inmate said she was wearing a tank top with no bra and Brantley told her, “Let me see ‘em.”

She said she was confused and asked if she meant her breasts, and said Brantley replied, “Yes, let me see them or you’ll never go home.”

The inmate complied with the sergeant’s command.

She said he also touched her breast and genitals.

About 1 a.m. the following day, the inmate reported, Brantley returned and forced her to perform oral sex on him.

ADOC officials said Brantley has been placed on administrative leave.