2/20/19
by News Department on 02/20/19Inmate Assaults Counselor...
A prisoner in Northumberland County is facing charges after officials say he bashed in the head of a counselor and had planned to rape her.
Officials say former SCI Coal Township inmate, 21 year old Dustin Cornelius, coaxed a female drug and alcohol specialist counselor into a one-on-one session early last month. State police say during the session, he struck the victim in the back of the head with a lock and jumped on her back.
Official paperwork says Cornelius had told another inmate he was sexually attracted to her planned the assault on the counselor.
Cornelius has since been transferred to SCI Frackville following the assault in Northumberland County.
