Corrections officer charged with sexually abusing 15-year-old inmate

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Azzan Sandhu is accused of abusing his position as an office at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility to sexually abuse a 15-year-old girl he supervised.

A corrections officer at a Camarillo facility has been charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl he was responsible for supervising, the Ventura County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday.Azzan Sandhu faces nine charges over the alleged abuse, including seven counts of committing a lewd act on a child, one count of using a child for the creation of child sexual abuse material, and one count of communicating with a minor with the intent to commit a sex offense.

Because of Sandhu's role as a corrections officer, each of these charges carries a special allegation that he abused his power. Sandhu pleaded not guilty to all nine counts at an arraignment Wednesday.SUGGESTED: California pastor hired hitmen to kill daughter's boyfriend, police saySanhu is a correctional officer at the Ventura Youth Corrections Facility in Camarillo.

 

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