On December 19, 2023, a former BOP Pharmacy Technician at the Federal Correctional Institution in Petersburg, Virginia (FCI Petersburg), pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a Ward. Adrianne Del Valle pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, from in or about November 2021 through in or about June 2022, Del Valle engaged in a sexual relationship with an inmate at FCI Petersburg. During that time, Del Valle and the inmate engaged in multiple sexual acts while in the medical unit of FCI Petersburg, where Del Valle worked as a Pharmacy Technician and the inmate worked as a medical unit orderly. These acts often took place on weekends when Del Valle worked voluntary overtime hours and would be alone in the medical unit with the inmate. Del Valle is scheduled to be sentenced on April 9, 2024. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Mid-Atlantic Region.
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