Soon to be former Corrections Officer Franco Rodio Villella
Corrections officers can’t have consensual relations with inmates.
It’s kind of the bedrock of the job.
Apparently, Montgomery County Corrections officer Franco Rodio Villella, 23 (about to be 24 in a week) must have missed that training, because yesterday he took a female inmate to a section of the jail (W21) and had sex with her. She claims she was yelling rape the whole time, he said it was consensual. He’s now being held in jail in Logan county on charges of sexual battery.
It’s all on camera, and there is DNA evidence. A crude description of what they did is not fit for publication.
She’s still downtown. She’s 5’6″, 135 lbs and 47 years old and in for a drug possession charge on $2,500 bail. I don’t think she deserves to have her mugshot added to this mess.
This will cost the county and the taxpayers a lot more than that to settle.
The accused CO has a social media account that is pathetic. His Facebook profile says he went to Miami East High School, is from Troy Ohio, and studied at Wilmington College. I’m guessing his engagement to K.K. will probably be called off. He’s proud of his weight lifting- benching 300×1. Which is pretty impressive since his booking stats say he’s 5’7″ and 180lbs.
I’m just going to post a few screen shots from his twitter account. Should have set off some alarm bells for someone doing a background check.
The victim was a Dayton resident. I repeat the question, why does Dayton still send their citizens to this decrepit place? And why is Phil Plummer not responsible? The buck has to stop somewhere?
It’s time for an intervention in this jail. Not a taskforce, not a study, competent folks need to be brought in to run it- and only the most dangerous people should be in it.
That is ridiculous! I have no other words!!!!! Thanks for exposing this
These things shouldn’t happen but it also appears that the woman has an 18 year long history with the Montgomery County jail. She may not be considered credible as a witness.
Gary, how do you know about who it is and her history? So since she has a history, that automatically makes her not credible? They had enough info to lock the guy up, how innocent do you think this guy is?
@Gary- I’m looking at what you wrote and I’m embarrassed to call you a friend. There is NO way that a correction officer should have any sexual contact at all with an inmate. EVER. There is NEVER an instance when this is permissible. It is an abuse of complete power by the CO. It’s the same as a teacher with a student- no possible excuse.
He should be locked up. His supervisors should be fired. The people in charge of the jail should be fired. The Sheriff should be held accountable.
What part of this don’t you understand?
David, I agree. However, based on the info you provided it wasn’t hard to search the jail site and figure out who the woman was. She has a history of prostitution, falsification, drug possession, etc. Knowing that the county prosecutor only takes on slam dunk cases, what are the chances of this going to trial. There are three sides to this story. His. Hers and the truth. Just saying ….
Gary I provided that info so the jail wouldn’t try to pull a “we don’t know what you’re talking about” line of BS.
Not so you could disparage her character.
There is video. There is DNA. He did it.
It’s not her fault. Stop while you’re ahead.
Still trying to figure out how Gary found out who the female is just by what Esrati posted. Gary is sounding suspect. So the evidence presented here isnt enough to make this women credible. If they have it on camera and DNA. Lol come on, are you kidding me. Seeing the counties track record on the people they hire, i can see this story being true. Plummer was right, the jail is barbaric and embarrassing and he is to blame.
Definitely illegal and the CO should and probably will go to prison. Regardless of her extreme drug use, prostitution and long criminal history I am sure she is a fine upstanding citizen of Dayton that did nothing for this to happen to her. OK, let’s get to reality now and stop the nonsense and BS. 23 year old goofy CO and a experienced street hooker. Let’s see here… hmmmmm. How did this happen???? Only you David would come up with such utter nonsense and conspiracy about this when simple common sense would tell you that this was CONSENUAL SEX and now she will use it to get out of jail and the CO will go to prison, where he belongs for a stupid act with a street criminal hooker. Usually I agree with your posts but this one is so far off left that it is laughable. No coverup, no conspiracy, if there is video like you say, I am sure a disloyal bastard CO has already smuggled a copy out and handed to a Brannon cronie for a future waste of money lawsuit. One easy way not to get in these positions is to STOP BEING A CRIMINAL and a useless member of society. Stay out of jail and bad things won’t happen by other criminals. In this case, the CO turned into a criminal by having consensual sex with a street hooker. Hopefully she is not one of the HIV ones. That would really suck wouldn’t it?
@jim
The issue is the bad hire, the lack of processes and procedures to stop things like this from happening, poor training and supervision.
She is not the problem.
He and his supervisors are.
@David, bad hires everywhere. Crappy job and crappy pay but that goes for all CO jobs even in the state prisons. Not condoning what he did, but some common sense would go along way. Like I said, this kid will now be a registered sex offender and be sitting in jail. She will be out turning tricks and using drugs and back in jail until…. well we know how this story turns out.
I saw Phil Plummer at Sams grocery store on Miller Lane a few days ago and he is one scared pussy. It’s amazing how this coward looks all tough on tv. He’s just a scared coward that is soon going to have to answer for his ignorance.
I call BULLSHIT
What he did wasn’t right but neither was dragging K.K. into this. Leave her out of it. And I’d also appreciate you cropping your screenshot of his tweet where one of his friends answered-he also doesn’t need to be dragged into this. I’d like to think you’d have more respect than that for the people that had nothing to do with this.
@mark. I didn’t name K.K. by name. That was being kind. I could have embedded the tweets- and the content would have been there. I could screenshot it- and then- when he deletes his dumbass twitter account- it won’t be there to prove what he said.
That said- if you post on social media – it’s public. It’s not private.
If you don’t want it to come up in situations like this- don’t say or post.
That KK and Mr. Fellers are both public safety officers- they should be held to a higher standard.
The only person who deserves anonymity is the victim.
And to @Beth Brown- “I call Bullshit” on what?
Montgomery County it time to wake up. How many reports will it take before you realize that Plummer doesn’t care about the operation of that jail. So many complaints were filed and his only reply is the complaints are unfounded and false. The reason he gets away with doing nothing is because of his help from the commissioner, mayor , and prosecutor office. When asked to turn over statistics he never does And he has even had the prosecutor office deny turning over information to the daily news concerning a story of housing inmate The old side of the jail is illegal, bars and gate were out lawed many years ago. But Plummer with the commissioners approval are housing inmates in that unlawful mold infested section. Plummer has violated his own policy for years. Ratio of officer to inmate is 1-60. Plummer has 1 Officer supervising 100 inmates alone. There is no way one person can supervise 100 people in a normal environment So imagine trying to supervise inmates. Those inmate lives are at risk and there is no safety for the staff either. Inmate are lockdown for entire shifts with no shower access or recreation time for contacting family members. The officers have to lock the pods and floors down to cover shakedowns Plummer has never given the jail the attention it deserves. Falsifying accrediting reports. Droessler lies about the number of inmates they are short Plummer recently admitted he is 25 officers short. So wake up county before your loved one arrested for not paying a traffic ticket dies in that jail. It is becoming a normal occurrence. Now just think of this latest incident if two officers were assigned to that floor as it should be. The likelihood of a crime like this occurring would be slim to none Another policy he violates is no male officer should be supervising females at any time. It time to get real about the operation of the jail. Plummer has cost tax payers excessive amounts of money to pay off law suits and his diversity classes that is one of… Read more »
First of all, he’s 22 about to turn 23. So you have that wrong, second of all the tweets you got from his “dumbass” account were well over a year ago and have no correlation with what happened. Also the picture of him drinking beer is okay since he is 22 sure he is doing in a unusual way but there is nothing wrong with that. Quit standing up for the criminals.
On the whole situation and what gives you the right to involve others in this, that you think and assume they should be held to a higher standard. Going back on tweets that were three years old!!! Just leave it between the CO and the victim!!
What you have against Montgomery County is your problem not everyone else’s!!!
BULLSHIT!!!
What I’m saying is that there is no reason you had to bring KK up in the first place. She has nothing to do with this. Neither does Mr.Fellers and it’s as simple as cropping your screenshots. The tweets are irrelevant to the incident and don’t prove anything about this individual. Talking about his high school and weight lifting achievements also have no correlation with anything. Quit dragging people/things that are completed unrelated into this mess so you can feel good about yourself for having an article longer than two paragraphs. Most of what you wrote is irrelevant to the issue. Try staying on topic next time (:
To all of you on the high horse about “protecting inmates”- I thought the police/sheriff was supposed to protect and serve.
Not shackle, pepper spray, or have sex on duty.
A friend once applied to the FBI for a job. The vetting of the candidate was incredibly thorough- all the way back to grade school friends.
Anyone hiring anyone to work in a jail, should be vetting social media accounts.
I think those posts are a character witness to the type of folks Phil hires.
You seriously want to compare a CO to the FBI?????
what he did is not okay! Not one bit. but, The author made a mistake. You should NEVER say he’s engaged or has a Facebook. Now his girlfriend is more than likely going to be harassed over something she more than likely had no idea about!!! Way to protect the innocent.
So the news has this now. The boyfriend of the victim told channel 7 she is 3 months pregnant. This is really starting to read just like a classic entrapment case. She got moved to Greene county jail where it’s club med for her. I was correct about the Brannon family getting the case. Pays to be democrat in Dayton because the payoffs are huge for certain people in law firms. So just to recap.
Street whore// lifelong criminal. Believable. NFW
Young correctional officer going to prison. Yep
Consensual sex. Absolutely
Mountain out of mole hill by David Esrati. 100%. Yes
Maybe one of you should run for sheriff. Oh that’s right, easier to sit back and armchair everybody. Run for office and demand change.. oh yeah… that didn’t work out either.
Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch anymore than they already are:
Definition of rape: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rape
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person’s will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
2 : an outrageous violation
3 : an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force
I’m pretty sure KK won’t be his fiance anymore.
I don’t know how many times I have to repeat myself- there is no consensual sex between anybody working in a jail and an inmate. Ever.
And to Jim Malone- “Mountain out of a molehill”
I’m sorry, what part of over $10 million dollars in settlements isn’t a mountain? Throw in the time and money spent defending the lawsuits?
All that money- is money that could be paying competent CO’s- of which many have either left or been fired by the criminals running this wretched jail.
As to mentioning irrelevant things- background checks should have caught this stuff and put up a red flag. Anyone looking for “just want a girl that’s down for anything” is NOT a good sign for someone who will be subject to entrapment.
I find the author of this to be highly in-credible. The article sadly and pathetically drags other innocent people’s names through the mud by association with Franco. The author mentions the names of Franco’s friends as if they had anything to do with this… and a picture of Franco at a party with friends…. please tell me how partying with friends is linked to sexual battery….
@bad- I was always taught you are judged by the company you keep.
Also- if you think this is bad- wait until a news organization like the NY Times starts looking at Phil’s House of Horrors- and interviews former inmates, CO’s and family members of people who’ve been assaulted, died, raped, tortured…
And they start looking into the backgrounds of the people involved.
This is what happens when people do bad things- it affects a whole lot more than just them.
That’s sort of the way civilized society works- we try to live up to standards- from stopping at stop signs, yielding to blind people, not stealing money from the hand that feeds us- there are consequences.
If you don’t want to be associated with a dirtbag, pick better friends.
(NAME REDACTED) is the inmate. You can find the court case info on Pacer
We don’t publish the names of sexual assault victims on this site Carie.
Ahh so only the innocent who haven’t been proven guilty are on display? Makes sense
What if he is innocent and she’s making this up? Ok to drag his name through the mud but not hers
It’s a matter of public record. Accessible to anyone who signs up to access the Pacer database free of charge.
Carie- I’m not sure why you are defending this guy. He’s been fired. The evidence is clear that he broke the law. My sources are good- and I’ve requested the video.
He’s an officer of the law- he can’t do this.
PERIOD.
No matter “consent” or not.
So you’re going to post a video of some sexual assault victim being “raped” but god forbid we reveal her name! I just think this country has gotten out of control with rape accusations.
No matter the truth.. the accused is always assumed to be guilty and name dragged through the mud.
Am I reading these comments correctly. I see why Dayton… Montgomery County is screwed up. The people in this community is sick. Gary Leitzell, a former Mayor, you ought to be ashamed of yourself with your comment! Wow, in order to be a victim. You cannot have a record. According to you all “The professional CO” is somehow the victim. The mere fact that he used his position of power to have sex with an inmate in of itself is criminal. Please do not use his age of 23 years old as an excuse. the victims arrest record is irrelevant. He is CAUGHT ON TAPE! This was not just a “dumb decision”. There is a significant pattern of corruption and criminal behavior among the staff at the Montgomery County jail. I have to wonder of the CO was a black man would you give him the “benefit of the doubt”. Just curious…..
The facts of course prove that there was sexual conduct in this case. But her past is a determining factor when it comes to looking at her claim of it being rape. Was there audio recording her yelling rape? I’ve heard that as soon as this incident was over she called someone on the jail phone and said “We hit the lottery”
She did hit the lottery. She’s smarter than deputy stiffdick. That’s the problem. Her past has nothing to do with it.
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My girlfriend was also a victim of this ass clown she’s only 24 and yeah she had some problems, but this piece of shit is going to get what he deserves. I was on the phone with her every night. She had no idea what to do. I called the sheriff’s office I emailed the sheriff’s office they did nothing. Sheriff Plummer is one of the biggest piece of s*** of all time in my book. Gary you move to the top of the list as well. your pathetic you were pathetic as mayor and your pathetic as a human.Your posts and opinions on this are absolutely unbelievable