Nancy Gonzalez faces up to 15 years in prison as US law says inmates cannot consent to having sexual relationships.
9:52pm UK, Friday 22 March 2013
Nancy Gonzalez is charged with having an unlawful sexual relationship
Ronell Wilson's death sentence was overturned
By Sky News US Team
A female prison guard accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate who killed two New York City police officers has given birth to a son.
An attorney for Nancy Gonzalez told the New York Daily News that his client gave birth to Justus Liam Gonzalez on Thursday night in New York and is doing well.
Ms Gonzalez was charged in February with having an unlawful sexual relationship with inmate Ronell Wilson while working at a federal detention centre in Brooklyn.
Inmates cannot legally consent to sex. The 29-year-old faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Ms Gonzalez's attorney says his client has had a tragic life and made poor decisions.
"She's had a very tragic life and as this case proceeds, you'll learn more about it and how these affected her judgement," Anthony Ricco said outside court last month.
According to court files, other prisoners told of Wilson's affair with Ms Gonzalez.
They reported seeing the couple hugging and kissing, and Ms Gonzalez in Wilson's cell standing in front of him while his pants were pulled down.
CCTV cameras allegedly also captured some of their illicit liaisons.
Wilson's execution-style murder of the two undercover officers led to the first federal death sentence passed in the city in more than half a century.
But the punishment was overturned by a federal court in 2010, and Wilson is awaiting his sentence before a new jury.
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