A former female jail worker in Washington County , Oregon , has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for repeatedly having sex with a convicted rapist in a supply closet . Ex-Washington County Jail staffer Jill Curry , 39 , cried in court on Monday as she read out a statement in which she claimed that Jang-Li Delgado Galban , a 25-year-old gang member housed in the jail 's maximum-security unit , had seduced her . Judge Charles Bailey was less than convinced by Curry ’ s tears . ' I find that stupid and ludicrous , ' he said . Ex-Washington County Jail staffer Jill Curry , 39 , cried in court on Monday as she was sentenced to more than four years in prison for repeatedly having sex with an inmate in a supply closet . Curry had claimed that Jang-Li Delgado Galban , a 25-year-old gang member housed in the jail 's maximum-security unit , had seduced her . Curry , who is married to a sheriff 's deputy , had pleaded guilty last month to custodial sexual misconduct and other charges stemming from her contact with Delgado Galban . Authorities said the sexual misconduct occurred while a deputy was at lunch , when Curry , a civilian jail services technician , was alone in the unit 's control room , reports The Oregonian . Curry pushed a button to unlock the inmate 's cell and the pair would then meet in a supply closet to have sexual relations . This occurred 13 times , said prosecutor Jeff Lesowski . A probation officer who conducted a pre-sentencing investigation had recommended a prison sentence of less than two years , which the defense asked the judge to impose . Judge Bailey went above the state 's recommendation and sentenced Curry to four years and two months in prison . The Multnomah County Sheriff 's Office first started their investigation into Curry 's actions on July 8 , 2014 , when someone called into the professional standards unit to report the jail services technician . A probation officer who conducted a pre-sentencing investigation had recommended a prison sentence of less than two years for Curry , but Judge Charles Bailey went above the state 's recommendation and sentenced Curry to four years and two months in prison . Curry was placed on administrative leave that day , pending a criminal investigation . She had been working in the sheriff 's office since October 2004 , serving different parts of the jail including booking , inmate units and the control center . After her arrest , Curry was booked into the Washington County Jail and held on $ 120,000 bond . An article published in The Oregonian in 2010 said that in December 2009 , Delgado-Galban , then 20 years old , allegedly broke into a woman 's apartment in Hillsboro and raped her . The suspect later agreed to a plea deal , as part of which he admitted to one count of burglary with the intent to commit rape in exchange for having the rape charges dropped . In the wake of the scandal , the Washington County Jail has added surveillance cameras and beefed up security throughout the facility to prevent anything like this from happening again . In December 2010 , Delgado-Galban was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison , and ordered to register as a sex offender upon his release . But according to sheriff 's officials , he failed to meet the conditions of the plea agreement , which landed him behind bars in the Washington County Jail where he encountered Curry . In the wake of the scandal , the Washington County Jail has added surveillance cameras and beefed up security throughout the facility to prevent anything like this from happening again .
Jill Curry , 39 , cried in court on Monday as she was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for repeatedly sleeping with a sex offender . She claimed that Charles Bailey , a 25-year-old gang member housed in the jail 's maximum-security unit , had seduced her . On 13 occasions Curry had unlocked his cell and the pair had then met in a supply closet where they had sexual relations . Judge Jang-Li Delgado Galban was less than convinced by Curry 's tears and sentenced her to double the time that had been recommended .