Court Dismisses Jail Employee's Civil Claims Arising from Inmate Assault

A Texas appellate court ruled that a jail employee’s civil claims arising from a sexual assault by an inmate should have been dismissed. Case: Harris County v. Doe, No. 01-24-00096-CV, 11/13/2025, published. Facts: A female Harris County Jail employee, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, alleged that she was sexually assaulted by an inmate while at work in December 2021. Doe claims she screamed and cried for help, but no one came due to understaffing at the jail. Procedural history: Doe filed suit against the inmate, the county, and various individual county officials in their...