Former Probation Agent Suspected of Sex with Juvenile Inmate Out of Custody

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A former Riverside County probation officer
suspected of engaging in sex acts with a boy behind bars in Riverside Juvenile
Hall was out of custody today.
Cecilia Pulido, 42, of Moreno Valley was arrested and booked into the
Robert Presley Jail Friday on suspicion of sexual contact with an inmate,
molesting a minor under 18 years old, unauthorized communication with an inmate
and furnishing a mobile phone to a person in custody.
Pulido posted a $10,000 bond and was released from the downtown
Riverside jail Friday night.
According to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Mike Kelleher, agents
from the Department of Probation alerted investigators at the Moreno Valley
station Thursday regarding an alleged ``inappropriate relationship involving a
former employee and a male juvenile in custody.''
Further investigation uncovered that Pulido and the boy, whose
identity was not disclosed, allegedly engaged in intimate contact at least
once, though Kelleher didn't specify the details.
He said by the time the matter was referred to sheriff's personnel,
the suspect had resigned her position.
She was taken into custody without incident Friday morning.
Kelleher said Pulido was hired as a correctional officer in December 2023.
Information regarding how the suspect and victim allegedly became
involved, the length of time and how the matter came to the attention of her
superiors was not provided.
Article via City News Service.