A veteran correction officer has resigned after admitting that he paid a female inmate $20 to perform a sex act in the holding pen of the Queens courts, authorities said yesterday.
Robert Roach, a correction officer since May 1989, faces a series of charges that could land him behind bars for up to four years if he’s convicted.
Officials from the Department of Investigation said a male inmate assigned to serve dinner and clean the cells in the female holding pen of the Queens courts arranged for oral sex with one of the female inmates.
The male inmate then pointed to Roach and said, “Now, you have to do my boy,” according to court papers.
Authorities said Roach admitted paying the female inmate $20, but backed out of the deal.