STAFF REPORTS




AMHERST — A 29-year-old Albion Correctional Facility corrections officer from Amherst has been charged with four counts of third-degree criminal sex act, two counts of third-degree rape and four counts of official misconduct following a complaint that he had unlawful sexual relations with a female inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility. 


According to New York State Police, James W. Castonguay had unlawful sexual relations with a female inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility, a facility in the Town of Albion. The joint investigation revealed a further allegation that Castonguay had unlawful sexual relations with a second female inmate.


Castonguay was arrested, processed at SP Albion and released with an appearance in Town of Albion Court in late September 2019.