Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleaded Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact

On August 7, 2025, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact in the Northern District of California.  Lawrence Gacad pleaded guilty in the Northern District of California.  According to the Plea Agreement, from approximately March 1, 2022, to June 14, 2022, Gacad knowingly engaged in sexual contact with an inmate while she was at the time in official detention and under his custodial, supervisory, and disciplinary authority.  The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Santa Rosa Locale and the FBI; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.