Indiana inmates bought keys from jailer, raped and assaulted female prisoners in ‘night of terror’: lawsuits

A group of female inmates is accusing an Indiana sheriff and corrections officer of enabling “a night of terror” in which male prisoners “purchased” jailhouse keys, broke into the women’s pods and, in a span of at least two hours, attacked more than two dozen victims.

In two separate federal lawsuits, a total of 28 women allege that David Lowe, a former Clark County corrections officer, sold jail keys to two male prisoners for $1,000. Those men and other inmates then allegedly entered the women’s side of the jail wearing masks made out of towels and blankets. The lawsuit names Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, Lowe and additional “unknown” officers who were working the night of the attack.

At least two of the victims were raped, according to the lawsuit, including one who suffered physical injuries at the time and contracted genital herpes. Others were groped, sexually assaulted and subjected to male prisoners exposing themselves.

The other rape victim became pregnant as a result and later miscarried, according to William McCall, a lawyer for 20 of victims.

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“Since she had been in custody for numerous months, there is no chance she was pregnant before she entered the Clark County Jail,” he said. “My client had a miscarriage in December 2021.”

He told Fox News Digital that many of the woman now suffer from PTSD.

“The women that were subjected to the extended period that these male inmates were running rampant in the women’s pod still are suffering great emotional issues,” he said. “What is disheartening is the inability of these women to afford therapy and counseling.”

The attackers also warned their victims not to call for help or push emergency alarm buttons in their pods, according to the lawsuit, which alleges that the jailers deprived the victims of their civil rights, inflicted emotional distress and acted negligently.

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“On the night of October 23, and into the early morning hours of October 24, 2021, numerous male detainees used the keys obtained from Lowe to enter [women’s pods] where they raped, assaulted, harassed, threatened and intimidated the plaintiffs in this lawsuit and…