Lyon Co. correctional officer charged with third-degree rape

Kentucky State Police have charged a Lyon County correctional officer with third-degree rape.

According to a news release, detectives began an investigation after receiving reports of sexual conduct between an inmate and a correctional officer at the Kentucky State Penitentiary. That investigation resulted in the arrest of 38-year-old Trista Fox of Princeton on a third-degree rape charge.

She was lodged in the Critten County Jail and the investigation continues.