She’s eating humble pie now.
A jailhouse kitchen worker in Florida was busted for carrying on an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate assigned to work with her.
Kelly Jo Johnson, 56, was hit with a charge of felony sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates after an investigation unearthed the tawdry behind-bars affair.
Johnson was fired last week after working at the Walton County Jail for just five months, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
The extensive investigation — which kicked off after authorities were tipped off to the clandestine romance by an informant — looked at jail phone calls, surveillance video and involved a series of interviews.
In the end, “the investigation determined there was probable cause to believe Johnson engaged in unlawful physical contact with the inmate inside a secured area of the jail and communicated with him outside the scope of her duties using methods intended to evade monitoring,” WCSO said in a statement.
She turned herself in on Wednesday after a warrant was issued for her arrest.
“These actions are a betrayal of the professionalism and ethical standards we expect of every employee,” said Sheriff Michael Adkinson.
“When someone abuses their position of trust, we will take swift and decisive action. No one is above the law – civilian or sworn – who works at this agency.”
The sheriff’s office says additional administrative reviews are still underway.
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