A Contra Costa County Deputy has been arrested for allegedly having sex with an inmate, sheriff’s officials announced Thursday. 

Patrick Morseman was arrested Wednesday and booked into county jail for engaging in sexual activity with a consenting adult in a detention facility.

On Tuesday, the deputies launched an investigation after learning that Morseman had allegedly engaged in sex acts with two female inmates at the West County Detention Facility.

Deputies obtained a warrant for his arrest and a search warrant for his home. Morseman was also placed on administrative leave.

“Within 24 hours of learning of the allegations, we had interviewed the victims, collected and analyzed physical evidence, obtained search warrants, located the suspect, and made the arrest,” said Sheriff David Livingston. “We are now moving forward with termination of employment and providing assistance services to the victims.”

Morseman was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and has since bailed out.

The investigation is ongoing and the case will be presented to the D.A.’s Office for the filing of formal charges.

“The actions of this one deputy are criminal, offensive and do not reflect on the good work of the other one-thousand employees of the Office of the Sheriff, said Sheriff Livingston. “We will work closely with the District Attorney to see the deputy is held accountable and make every effort to regain the public trust we work so hard to earn.”

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