2 female deputies resign over alleged phone sex

Two female Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies have resigned over allegations that they had phone sex with jail inmates while on duty.

The conversations were discovered when another jail employee intercepted a call and alerted supervisors, Sheriff John McGinness said. The deputies resigned Monday.

The women, whose names are not being released, had been on paid administrative leave since early March pending an internal investigation. McGinness said investigators believe that two inmates initiated the phone sex by calling deputies who were on duty as custodial officers.

Both deputies are married to other deputies in the department. One has been with the department at least 15 years and the other about eight.