CENTRAL CITY, Ky. –On Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 2 received a call from the Green River Correctional Complex in reference to an inmate reporting they had been sexually assaulted by a staff member.

A KSP Post 2 Detective responded to the facility and opened an investigation. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Correctional Officer Irvin D. Ware, age 53, of Central City, Ky. Ware was charged with Sodomy 3rd degree and transported to the Muhlenberg County Detention Center.

The investigation remains ongoing and is being conducted by KSP Post 2.

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