Caught On Tape: Parole Officer Accused Of Raping Woman During ‘Home Study’ (VIDEO)

50-year-old Zachary Thomas Bailey
50-year-old Zachary Thomas Bailey

WSVN in Coral Springs, Florida is reporting that a South Florida parole officer has been?arrested after being accused of conducting a home visit to a woman on probation and sexually assaulting her during the video — and she has video proof.

Police say that?Zachary Thomas Bailey, 50, targeted?the victim?and told her that he had to conduct a “study” of her Coral Springs home. From?Coral Springs Police Lt. Joe McCue:

“This is someone who is hired to protect you?and?hired to say, ‘Hey, protect the society,’ and you don’t expect your probation officer to be acting in this manner.”

Worse,Bailey allegedly sexually assaulted the victim while her daughter was in the next room.

During the first visit, Bailey cornered the victim in her bedroom and fondled her.

“The first time he went there, he said he needed to check out the bedroom,” said McCue. “While in the bedroom, Mr. Bailey did sexually batter the victim by putting his hands down the front of her pants.”

The victim protested with:

“Mr. Bailey, you can’t do that. What are you doing?”

The next day, Bailey conducted his second home visit and allegedly followed her?to the?bedroom, asking for a massage. Say what???

The victim refused and Bailey stripped?off his clothes, put a condom on, and shoved?her onto the bed and raped her.

From WSVN:

The victim said she recorded the incident on her phone not only so police would believe her, but so Bailey would not be able to write a false parole violation against her for reporting the rape. “The victim said, ‘This is rape. This is rape. I don’t want you to do this,'” said McCue. “Unfortunately, she was in fear that if she reported this, he would violate her probation and put her back in jail.”

The video shows Bailey taking off his clothes and putting on the condom, which he later left in her home. “The video is extremely explicit,” said the victim’s attorney, Bradford Cohen. “It actually shows what her accusations are.”

Police?have the condom and the video as evidence.

Bailey was fired on Wednesday after a 25-year career with the Florida Department of Corrections. Police are asking that other victims of Bailey contact them at Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

“At this time, we’re really uncertain if there’s additional victims out there or not. However, if there is additional victims, you need to go to the authorities,” said McCue. “Don’t be afraid your probation is gonna be violated. It’s very important that you come forward.”

Watch a news story about the incident below.

WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miami Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco

 

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