Kristina M. Auckland sits at the defense table during her bail hearing.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A counselor at Cedar Creek Corrections Center has been arrested for allegedly spending nights at a Centralia motel with a former inmate, including the day he was released from prison.
Kristina M. Auckland, 31, was charged today in Lewis County Superior Court with first-degree custodial sexual misconduct. Centralia police arrested her yesterday.
Prosecutors say the inmate was supervised by Auckland during his stay at the Littlerock facility and that even after his release, she would have influence over his treatment during his period of community custody.
The 33-year-old man was released from confinement on Oct. 18, 10 days early upon her recommendation, prosecutors allege.
The case came under investigation after another employee of the state Department of Corrections saw the two together on Saturday at the Motel 6, according to charging documents.
The former inmate when interviewed yesterday told detectives the relationship was completely consensual, the documents state. He showed investigators text messages in which they both said loving things to each other.
It’s unlawful for an employee of a correctional agency to have sexual intercourse with someone who is an inmate or is under correctional supervision, if the defendant has or the victim believes they have, the ability to influence terms of their incarceration or supervision. First-degree custodial sexual misconduct has a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
A Centralia police detective confiscated both of their phones.
When Auckland was brought before a judge today in Lewis County Superior Court, a defense attorney shared information for the purposes of influencing the amount of bail, and to show the defendant appeared to qualify for a court-appointed lawyer.
The Castle Rock woman brings home about $2,400 each month and her husband works at Home Depot, wages that support them and their three children, according to attorney Joely O’Rourke.
She has a letter indicating she has been put on paid leave from her job, O’Rourke said.
Prosecutors noted Auckland has no felony convictions in her past.
Judge Nelson Hunt allowed her to be released pending trial on a $25,000 unsecured bond.
He declined a request from the state for a sexual assault protection order, saying he would only order it if the victim wanted it. Auckland is prohibited from contacting witnesses through the standard conditions of release.
Attorney Shane O’Rourke was appointed to represent her. Her arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 3.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Just a little follow up on this story… This Upstanding citizen as some of you would call her got married just a couple of weeks ago… to who you may ask??? Not sure if any of you could guess or even believe but a much YOUNGER former inmate that was incarcerated at Cedar Creek…. He was married when he got out and quickly filed for Divorce to marry Miss Kristina Auckland/Adams…. Hmmmmm kinda makes you wonder don’t it???
She should be prosecuted to the max, she put the safety of her co workers as well as the publics on the back burner…in the mean time she’s committing adultery, wtf people there another crime she committed that was definitely proven by the inmates statement!!! Up until a few weeks ago these same two individuals continued their relationship and lived together in castle Rock in the married woman’s residence.. obviously the relationship just like all her past and most definitely her future ones will have the same outcome this one didn’t work out (found another inmate or co-worker), my opinion which should be the opinion of all people with morals terminate her ability/right to never be able to council nor work in the department of corrections again, she’s a disgrace to law enforcement and she should be held accountable for actions and self fish choices, RAPE should be the charge and throw away the key cause she’s a waste of human flesh with no morals!!!
Agree with Screw the Haters. Within policy all offenders are eligible for a 10 day early release and most are granted it. What determines that is their behavior while incarcerated and their release plans (if they have an address to release to or not). One single counselor does not grant the 10 day. It goes through a process of approvals, within the policy guidelines. This article grossly spun it to get readers…what this garbage media outlet consistently does. While I don’t agree with the apparent choices this employee made, such irresponsible reporting is deplorable.
Wow! Not only is the impersonation of good people who actually maintain appropriate boundaries by those who do not have the back bone to identify themselves disturbing, the ignorance about inmates and prison workers is disgusting. The good ones put their lives at risk and on hold to provide for their families and do needed work for public safety. Prison is no walk in the park. If you think it is go work in one for a day…hell for an hour!! The hard work is NO excuse for crossing the line this woman (allegedly) did. The good ones don’t do that. The good ones see sometimes horrific things and go home at night (or early morning because it’s a 24/7 job), kiss their spouse and kids, thank God for another day, and pray their loved ones never see or feel the things they do. #thinkbeforeyoujudge
Yes, Yes, Yes DOCDoug you are such a wise and incredible man. Your management ablitity is second to none. I total agree with you. Yes DOCDoug she always goes the extra mile for the inmates and Yes DOCDoug great decision making her employee of the year. The type of employee we need and want back at CCCC DOCDoug. Just incredible I tell you. I’m in awwww!!!!!
You’ve always gone the extra step for our inmates and this is no exception! That is why you are the employee of the year. When this is all over with, we’ll have a spot for you waiting back at CCCC. Miss you!
We’ll be happy to have you back after this is all over. You always went the extra mile for these guys and this is no exception!
Huh?
What?
I think everyone missed the fact that its an ALLEGATION! What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Many people don’t know that most offenders get released 10 days early, so that was over exaggerated. That is a written policy.. not something any counselor can just approve.. People are quick to judge without knowing the whole story and as we all know.. you can’t believe everything you hear in the news because the media is quick to slander people’s names in the worst possible way just to put a story out and make a headline. To be criminally prosecuted is ridiculous. And if people actually looked into DOC a little more, there are far more actual sexual activity in the prisons across the state. The judge didn’t seem to concerned about a protection order for a reason.. F**K the haters… Stay Strong!
Jack? Is that you? Miss you buddy!
Jack Doleman? Is that you? How’s it going?
Any updates on this case
What was the outcome of this case?
Anyone know the outcome or trial info?
When is her hearing? Anyone following the outcome if this?
@LawStates: And so she should be fired and prosecuted for this. As others have said, prison custodial people like this are a security risk. Obsessive people don’t think rationally and will do anything to maintain romantic obsession.
I know it’s not politically correct, but I don’t think there should be heterosexual women guards in a prison for men. If they must hire them, perhaps they good do a better job of screening out the wackos with psych testing.
I know a woman just like this, although fortunately she is not a prison guard. Nice looking college educated former cocaine addict who has done nothing in the last 20 years to build a normal life of her own and is obsessed with this friend of mine. She has destroyed her life chasing him.
He says she is stalking him and he wants nothing to do with her but continues to give her demon a little oxygen by taking a little action from her occasionally. Just like that movie fatal attraction.
Some of you need to read this part again. All that matters is what the law states and that she knew it was illegal. Pure and simple…A grown woman who knows right from wrong.
It’s unlawful for an employee of a correctional agency to have sexual intercourse with someone who is an inmate or is under correctional supervision, if the defendant has or the victim believes they have, the ability to influence terms of their incarceration or supervision.
People like this puts all of our lives in danger while working for the department. Prosecute her to the fullest
This is obsession. Lind of like a Mary K. Latourneau thing but with an adult in her custody. I think Mary K. Also had a husband and several children. She originally got a light sentence, broke probation and went to prison for 6 years and eventually married the student she was obsessed with. Mary K. obviously has a demon that can’t be satisfied without devouring someone.
Even though this woman has went through the motions of getting married and having children, she is not satisfied with the boredom of it all and needs the excitement of eating the forbidden fruit. She will give it all up and destroy her life, her children, and her boring husband’s to continue with her obsession.
If she’s willing to break the law and risk her job over this inmate, what else was she willing to do for him while he was incarcerated? This kind of stuff is how dangerous contraband gets introduced, putting not only the staff at risk, but the public as well. Like the recent escapes from a New York prison, a female staff had a relationship with an inmate and smuggled him in a hack saw, these relationships put everyone at risk.
Wow….. The ignorance over this is outstanding!
The woman has influence over his custodial sentence and any punishment or restrictions when in community charge. So when she breaches the rules/law she should be prosecuted!
I personally don’t think that she should be criminally prosecuted for this. Yes, her employment with the Washington state department of corrections should be terminated, But I am not for charging this woman. The relationship was consensual, the sexual activities her and the former inmate partook in were consensual. Even the Judge refused to grant the states request to in place a sexual assault protection order because these things were consensual. This is just another opportunity for Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney Jonathan Meyer to stroke his ego by even trying this case. Who cares if she is still married??? That is between her and her husband, they may even have an arrangement that it is ok to sleep with other partners, I know many marriages that have such an arrangement. I hope this woman is able to get these charges dropped or is found not guilty. Jonathan Meyer and his office are just looking for a scapegoat. My thoughts and prayers to you Kristina Auckland.
I can’t believe you all missed the part about her husband and 3 children!!!!! You all usually comment on every little thing, how did you all miss she is married!!
Soaper,
I think they are prosecuting since she is still responsible for supervising him. She also testified at his release hearing recommending his early release while being in love with him.
The law is in place to prevent these situations but like you said they are adults and people cannot always control how they feel for each other.
I agree it should affect her job but not criminally.
It isn’t as if Washington DOC is some sort of a respectable agency above reproach or something. It is a cesspool of staff misconduct and inappropriate relations between staff is rampant. This incident is par for the course
He was not “free” as he is on Community supervision.
I wonder how many times he hit it while at Cedar Creek…???
The question really is how to prevent the interactions that lead to these feelings that lead to staff being compromised. Self reporting? Video audio recordings of office visits? More comprehensive training on inmate manipulation?
Or people could mind their own business.
I could see her being disciplined at work (meaning punished…not the other kind), but to bring criminal charges in a situation like this is ridiculous. The guy is out now and its consensual so who cares? The people deciding to pursue this and make a case out of it are the weirdos as far as I’m concerned.
It is a crime for the department of corrections to continue the work practice that offers offenders and staff of the opposite sex to privately meet and or be supervised in questionable and remote locations or offices. This will continue to happen because the administration allows it when they know the signs and potential for this to happen. PREA is prison rape elimination act that includes both offenders and staff sexual assaults where the law is very plain regarding custodial sexual assault. It is a real shame this had to happen again to what could have been a valuable state employee who had been nominated counselor of the year. Unfortunately the department/her work supervisors and fellow staff failed to recognize the signs. It can not be tolerated in either circumstance of the offender being assaulted or the staff person being assaulted or even confessed sexual misconduct.