Six female prison officers face charges for 'molesting a woman visitor

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Six female prison officers face charges for 'molesting a woman visitor

Six New York City Department of Corrections officers have been charged relating to allegedly molesting a woman visitor while performing illegal strip searches at the Manhattan Detention Center and attempting to cover it up.

Five officers and one captain, all females, are accused of assaulting at least one visitor while performing illegal strip searches and filing reports that failed to note the searches, the New York Daily News reported.

The officers were expected to turn themselves in on Monday morning to face charges of unlawful imprisonment, illegal strip searches and falsifying documents.

At least one officer is believed to have molested a female visitor during an illegal strip search at the Manhattan Detention Center, which is referred to as 'The Tombs.'

Four other officers and a captain are believed to have helped cover up the assault.

The captain who has been implicated has since retired. 

They are accused of filing false reports that said no strip searches were conducted when they had occurred, the New York Post reported. 

The specific details of the allegations against the corrections officers are unclear at this time.

The indictment against the officers will not be unsealed until they have been arraigned in the case. 

The women are said to face felony and misdemeanor charges. 

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