Chaplain who sexually abused inmates gets 7 years in prison

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press

A former California prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to forcing an inmate to have sex with him has been sentenced to seven years in prison. That’s more than double the recommended punishment in federal sentencing guidelines. James Theodore Highhouse is alleged to have abused several women at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. Highhouse is among five workers at the Bay Area lockup charged in the last 14 months with sexually abusing inmates. Earlier this year, an Associated Press investigation revealed years of sexual misconduct at the Dublin prison, including allegations against the former warden.