A corrections officer at a juvenile facility in Washington allegedly groomed an inmate and forced him to record their sexual rendezvous — fearing the sexual deviant would punish or harm him if he refused, according to police and prosecutors.
Michelle Goodman, 31, was arrested on Wednesday for convincing the 23-year-old inmate to record their sexual trysts in the bathroom of the Green Hill School in Chehalis, a state-run rehabilitation center that houses older male youth and young adults who committed crimes as children.
Prosecutors said the alleged sexual predator was also captured on surveillance footage taking the victim to a staff locker area in the facility on two separate occasions in January 2024, according to court documents obtained by KOMO News.
Chehalis police launched their investigation after receiving reports that a female correctional officer was involved with a male inmate, authorities announced in a Facebook post.
Investigators contacted the inmate’s attorney, who provided numerous screenshots of the two engaged in sexual acts together, including sex.
The screenshots also showed Goodman in three different outfits, suggesting she had sexual contact with the inmate more than once, with investigators matching the background of the photos to a staff bathroom in one of the Green Hill buildings, the outlet reported.
Green Hill School is also being sued by the inmate, who claims Goodman “used her position of power” to force him to repeatedly participate in their sexual relationship.
The lawsuit alleges that “Goodman repeatedly wanted to be filmed performing oral sex and having intercourse,” according to KOMO News, with the inmate’s attorney arguing he was terrified Goodman would “punish him and harm him if he rejected her advances.”
This is the second time Goodman has been arrested this year for alleged misconduct at the facility, according to Fox 13.
She was previously arrested in March for allegedly initiating a fight between two teen inmates in the facility and was caught on security footage laughing and mimicking the punches with other inmates during the attack.
She was charged at the time with prison riot, abuse of office and fourth-degree conspiracy to commit assault, Fox reported.
Police said Goodman is now the fifth person they’ve arrested from the facility this year, and the third that’s facing sexual misconduct charges.
Criminal activity at the facility has surged in recent years with 15 incidents reported in 2022, 74 in 2023 and 184 incidents reported in 2024, police said, adding they are aggressively investigating the bad actors.
Goodman is charged with three counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.
She was released from Lewis County Jail on Thursday after being held on $100,000 bond, court records show.
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