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Former security officer sent to prison

A state district judge has sentenced a former Louisiana State Penitentiary security captain to three years in prison on a felony charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

The judge sentenced 31-year-old Thomas D. Sharp to a five-year prison term at hard labor but suspended two years of the sentence and placed him on probation for five years.

The investigation into Sharp's case began after a 15-year-old girl who lived in an employee housing area unexpectedly gave birth.

Sharp pleaded no contest to the charge on March 18.

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