San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that former Sheriff’s Deputy Damon Jones (34), has been charged in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in San Francisco County Jail #2. The court will schedule Mr. Jones’ arraignment at a later date.

Mr. Jones is charged with engaging in sexual activity with a confined adult while acting as a peace officer employed in a public detention facility, a felony (PC 289.6(a)(2)). He is also charged with dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, a felony (PC 136.1(b)(1)).

According to court records on September 11, 2025, Mr. Jones approached the victim, a transgender woman, housed in A Pod in County Jail #2, and allegedly told her to go to the gym with him. Video surveillance shows the two of them go down jail hallways and enter the gym alone. Mr. Jones is later seen walking into a bathroom stall with the victim following him inside. Less than two minutes later the victim is seen on the video coming out of the bathroom. She is then seen reaching into her sock and pulling out a plastic bag that she spits into. Mr. Jones is then seen coming out of the bathroom and then return the victim back to A Pod.

Court records state that the victim told investigators that in the bathroom, Mr. Jones told her to perform oral sex on him, and she did. She said she saved some of his ejaculate fluid in her mouth, which is what she spat into the bag. She gave the bag to her attorney, who took it to a crime lab. SFPD retrieved the evidence from the crime lab and DNA testing came back with a match to Mr. Jones.

According to court records, the victim also told detectives that after the oral copulation, Mr. Jones told her to shut up, that no one would believe her, and not to tell anyone or he “would roll her up to F Pod,” which the victim understood was a threat to transfer her to a unit where she would feel less safe. She said she felt scared and intimidated.

Although charges have been filed, this remains an active investigation. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.

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