CLEVELAND, OH – Damon K. Perry, 53, of Youngstown, was sentenced to 112 months in federal prison for sexually abusing a female federal detainee under his supervision at the Mahoning County Jail in 2023.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Perry pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual abuse of a detainee and two counts of sexual abuse. The offenses occurred on November 9 and November 30, 2023, while the victim was in custody and under Perry’s authority.
The Mahoning County Jail, located in Youngstown, houses federal detainees under a contract with a federal law enforcement agency. Prosecutors stated Perry engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with the detainee on both occasions.
The investigation was led by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Yasmine Makridis.
Perry was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent.
