The Yuba County Sheriff's Department on Saturday said it arrested a correctional officer after an investigation into sexual misconduct at its jail.

The department said that on Friday, a female inmate at Yuba County Jail told staff that she had been sexually assaulted by one of their correctional officers.

An investigation was launched, and the department said it learned C.O. Matthew Babb had taken the woman from her housing unit and away from jail grounds.

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According to the Sheriff's Department, Babb used a medical appointment as a pretense f

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