Nigerian-Born New York Prison Officer, Colin Pleads Guilty For segxwal Abusing A Female Inmate

“In connection with the plea, Akparanta also admitted that he engaged in abusive segxwal contact with six additional victims, and engaged in segxwal acts with all seven of the victims”, Berman said.

“As he has now admitted, Colin Akparanta abused his position of authority as a correctional officer at the MCC to segxwally abuse at least seven inmates whose safety and security he was duty-bound to protect. This Office has prosecuted, and will continue to prosecute, correctional officers who use their positions to engage in criminal conduct, and I encourage anyone with knowledge of this or similar criminal conduct involving correctional officers at the MCC to contact my Office.”

“Between in or about late 2012 and in or about April 2018, AKPARANTA used his official position to engage in segxwal acts and contact with at least seven female inmates at the MCC while they were under AKPARANTA’s custodial, supervisory, and disciplinary authority. AKPARANTA digitally penetrated the victims’ honeypots and touched their Bosom s, buttocks, and/or genitalia. AKPARANTA also had some of the victims touch his penis over his pants.

“In addition, Akparanta smuggled contraband, including, but not limited to, personal hygiene items, makeup, and food into the MCC for some of the victims, and, with respect to at least one of the victims, explicitly conditioned his provision of contraband on the inmate’s continued performance of segxwal acts with him. AKPARANTA also asked the victims for their contact information in order to reach them after their release.

Akparanta’s one count of abusive segxwal contact carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, and one count of deprivation of civil rights, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

He will be sentenced on July 8, 2020.