Cleveland Police: Former DOC Worker Charged With Rape Commits Suicide

A former Hominy prison employee charged with rape and bribery has committed suicide, according to the Cleveland Police Department.

In a news release, Chief Clinton Stout said Cleveland Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of West Pogue Street.

When they arrived, first responders found Carmen Darlene Pogue dead inside the detached garage, the release says.

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The chief said they investigated the scene and, at this point, it appears she committed suicide.

Pogue, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree rape and one count of bribery after an Oklahoma Department of Corrections investigation determined she had sex with inmates in 2016.

Under Oklahoma law, it’s considered rape for a prison employee to have sex with an inmate, even if the sex was consensual.

Prosecutors also said Pogue got $2,200 from one of the inmates and she gave him clothing and a ring.