Former Jail Guard Accused of Sexually Assaulting Inmates

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Bernalillo County jail guard is accused of sexually assaulting multiple inmates. A grand jury indictment charges 32-year-old Enock Arvizo with 11 counts of criminal sexual penetration of an inmate, one count of criminal sexual contact of an inmate, four counts of battery and two counts of assault. The state Attorney General's Office announced the indictment Wednesday, saying the charges stems from assaults on five different victims. Arvizo is jailed in lieu of $1 million bonds. His defense attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations. Nicole Moss, a lawyer for an inmates Arvizo is accused of assaulting in a courthouse elevator last April, said her client was helpless because she was in handcuffs and shackles and Arvizo was carrying a gun.