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Woman sues ex-guard, county over jail sex assault allegations

Phelps County NE sheriff's patchOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a jail guard who was later imprisoned for having sex with inmates is suing the former guard, Phelps County and several county officials.

The lawsuit was moved to federal court Tuesday from Phelps County. In it, the woman says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Louis Campana while she was in the jail in 2012 on bad check charges.

The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they’ve been sexually assaulted.

Campana he pleaded no contest in 2013 to two counts of sexually abusing an inmate. He was sentenced to 20 months to four years in prison.

He has since been released and is a registered sex offender. A phone number for Campana could not be found Wednesday.

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