Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush's son will spend 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to sexual encounters with female inmates while working for the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Kane County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Q. Sheldon also ordered 42-year-old Jeffrey M. Rush of Lake Zurich to serve three years probation. Rush pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of official misconduct.
Two charges stem from sexual relationships with two female inmates in 2007 while Rush was chief of security at the Fox Valley Adult Transition Center in Aurora.
The third charge stems from two incidents in which Rush, acting in his official capacity, gave an inmate a ride home in his state vehicle. He was fired in September 2007.
| You know it's bad when the child of an Illinois pol gets fired from a state job. |
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