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Former LASD employee pleads no contest to assaulting inmate at Lancaster Station

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Published  March 8, 2025 9:43am PST
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
FOX 11
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The Brief

    • An LASD custody assistant has pleaded no contest to forcing a prisoner into sex acts.
    • The alleged assault happened at the Lancaster Sheriff's Station.
    • Daniel Everts will be sentenced on July 7. The DA's office is seeking an eight-year sentence.

LOS ANGELES - A former custody assistant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department pleaded no contest this week to sexually assaulting a prisoner at the Lancaster Sheriff's Station, the District Attorney's Office announced on Friday.

What we know:

Daniel Everts pleaded no contest to three felony counts: forced oral copulation, oral copulation under color of authority and sexual activity with a detained inmate.

According to the District Attorney's Office. Everts sexually assaulted a woman in custody in the Lancaster Sheriff's Station back in June 2019.

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No other information about the crime was provided.

What they're saying:

District Attorney Nathan Hochman called the assault "unconscionable."

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"A member of law enforcement who commits sex crimes against an inmate in their custody deserves to be imprisoned," Hochman said in a press release. "Our prosecutors will vigorously argue for the maximum sentence in state prison."

Dig deeper:

The LASD's Sheriff's Information Bureau released a statement on Saturday. 

"The Department was notified of a complaint involving an individual in our custody at the Lancaster station jail," the statement read. "We immediately initiated an internal criminal investigation into the allegations and the employee was relieved of duty as of June 20, 2019. The case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on July 8, 2019 for filing consideration.

"We have zero tolerance for any Department personnel involved in criminal conduct or actions that violate the rights of individuals in our custody. Upholding the safety, dignity, and rights of all individuals is paramount, and we are committed to holding all employees accountable to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism."

What's next:

Everts will be sentenced on July 7, where prosecutors will seek an eight-year sentence in state prison. 

Everts will also have to register as a sex offender for 20 years.

The Source: Information in this story is from a press release sent to FOX 11 by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on March 7, 2025.

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