Denver sheriff’s deputy resigns after sexual misconduct allegations from inmates

A Denver Sheriff Department deputy resigned in lieu of termination in September after two inmates in the jail alleged he sexually harassed and assaulted incarcerated women Cristian Gondor who was hired as a deputy in January resigned Sept Denver Sheriff Department spokeswoman Daria Serna verified The two women in March alleged that Gondor inappropriately touched incarcerated women offered to provide them with benefits if he could view them naked watched women shower and made inappropriate sexual comments and jokes One woman alleged that Gondor came to her bunk area placed his genitalia on her foot and made a groaning noise followed by beaming and winking at her according to disciplinary records published Friday for a second deputy who was suspended for six days after he failed to straightaway review the accusations against Gondor Gondor stated The Denver Post the two women fabricated the accusations against him as retaliation after they were unhappy with how he enforced the jail s rules He admitted to telling inappropriate sexual jokes but revealed he never touched any inmates I am not a pervert he noted adding that he reported the dirty jokes because he was trying to match the incarcerated women s tones Sometimes the girls they accepted they sought specific inappropriate jokes that is my mistake I spoke their language he announced They reported me jokes about sex and I talked back the jokes That was one big mistake Serna did not provide additional information about the charges against Gondor or the outcome of the study into the alleged misconduct on Friday but limited details about Gondor s event were included in the second deputy s disciplinary records Gondor narrated the Post the assertions against him were sustained and that he resigned instead of being fired Additional records about the internal study into the accusations were not available Friday I did nothing from these claims Gondor declared Denver police declined to say whether the department conducted a criminal inspection into Gondor who has not been charged with any crimes Related Articles Denver sheriff s deputy arrested on statements of off-duty sexual misconduct involving former inmate Denver sheriff s deputy under assessment in alleged sexual assault of former inmate Denver jail deputy arrested on suspicion of assault menacing child abuse Denver adds accountability measure to ensure police sheriff departments follow settlement terms Denver deputy s arrest tied to domestic violence at Colorado Springs home police say Deputies who reviewed surveillance footage around the time of the women s indicates revealed Gondor demonstrating questionable behavior one sergeant broadcasted according to the second deputy s disciplinary records Video also demonstrated Gondor following a half-dressed woman as she left the shower The woman is seen trying to cover herself up and then exchanging words with the deputy in an apparent argument according to the disciplinary records Gondor mentioned the woman was upset that he insisted she shower separately from another inmate One of the women revealed the claims against Gondor to Deputy Ahmed Al Obaidi in late February during a middle-of-the-night conversation he helped her fill out a grievance form but did not straightaway account the allegation to his supervisors as required by department procedures Al Obaidi who was hired in February apologized to internal investigators and declared the woman s allegation was the first time he had handled a complaint of sexual misconduct against a deputy He reported he reviewed the department s policies around reporting such assertions which requires such complaints to be promptly escalated and would follow it going forward according to the disciplinary records Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day