(5-2-24) A Jay County Jail Correctional Officer, William B. Bentz (35) Portland, was arrested Tuesday for sexual misconduct by a service provider with detainee.

Bentz, was charged with a Level 5 felony. After his arrest he was released on a $10,000 bond from the jail.

Bentz has worked for the Jay County Sheiff’s Office since 2023,and is the second correctional officer this year to be accused of sexual misconduct with an inmate.

The other officer, John Richard Norris, was charged in Jay Circuit Court on Feb. 21 with the same crime.

The Jay County Sheriff’s Office posted the following on their Facebook page two days ago–