Tennessee jail supervisor accused of having sex with inmate

Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating Calvin Wayne Lewis at the request of 23rd Judicial District Attorney General Ray Crouch, according to a statement.

During the course of their investigation, agents determined that Lewis, 41, had sexual contact with a Dickson County Jail inmate on Nov. 1, 2023, while he was working at the jail as a supervisor.

No further details were released about the alleged encounter between Lewis and the inmate.

On Aug. 22, a Dickson County grand jury returned indictments against Lewis. He has been charged with three counts of sexual contact with an inmate, according to the release.