A jailer in Pearland was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted an inmate.
Tuesday Matthew Hartman was charged with two counts of sexual assault and Violation of the Civil Rights of Person in Custody.
It's alleged the 27-year-old, who had been with the department five months, twice sexually assaulted a female inmate in a laundry room.
Officials began their criminal investigating after the inmate went to the hospital.