AURORA, Ill., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A son of an Illinois congressman could face criminal charges for allegedly having sex with female inmates he supervised in his job.
Jeffrey M. Rush, 41, was fired Sept. 10 from the $54,408-a-year job his father helped him get as assistant supervisor of security at the Fox Valley Adult Transition Center in Aurora, Ill., the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.
Rush, the son of Rep. Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill., allegedly had sex with at least two female inmates on day passes from the center, the Sun-Times reported. Rush has been on paid leave since June 22.
Prosecutors in two counties where the sex acts allegedly occurred are reviewing whether to bring charges against Rush under a state law that bans
corrections employees from having sex with inmates, sources familiar with the case told the Sun-Times. The law carries a punishment of up to five years in prison.
