Former nurse at Corrigan accused of having sexual relationship with an inmate
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Dana Gibson
Montville — A former nurse at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center turned herself in to state police Wednesday on charges of second-degree sexual assault.
Dana Gibson, 46, of 10 Point Breeze Road, Montville, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 36-year-old male inmate at Corrigan, according to an arrest warrant from state police at Troop E in Montville. Staff at Corrigan conducted an internal investigation, and when they brought Gibson in for questioning, she admitted to the relationship and resigned from her job in state service, according to the arrest warrant.
Gibson is a registered nurse employed by UConn Health, which provides medical services for the state Department of Correction. She worked at Corrigan from Sept. 30, 2016 until March 6, 2018. For the first six months, she was a per diem employee and then was employed full time.
The relationship between her and the inmate started after he was assigned as a worker in the medical unit. The victim said he and Gibson had about 20 sexual encounters, including kissing, fondling and oral sex, and that the encounters happened within the medical unit, exam room or nurses station, according to the arrest warrant. He said they never had sexual intercourse.
Gibson said the contact only lasted a few seconds because she was never alone with him, according to police. She sent him letters, cards and pictures, and signed the letters with a different name to hide her identity. She also got a prepaid phone to talk with him over the inmate phones, and put $300 into his inmate account, the warrant says. They called each other husband and wife.
The victim told police he came forward about the relationship because he was "tired of looking over his shoulder and worrying about what would happen." He said he didn't want his time in jail extended if someone found out.
Gibson was released on a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court on May 24.
