Former Tama County jailer accused of having sex with inmate

TOLEDO — Trial has been set for Aug. 12 for a former Tama County jailer who was charged earlier this year with having sex with a jail inmate in 2020 and 2021 while she was working at the jail.

Kayla Mae Bergom, 27, of Belle Plaine, was charged in May with three counts of sexual misconduct with an offender, aggravated misdemeanors, following an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, according to criminal complaint.

She is accused of having sex with a 29-year-old man who was an inmate for a period of months in 2020 and in April of last year.

Bergom engaged in sex acts with the defendant in a utility closet during October 2020 and in the recreation yard in September 2020 and April 2021, the complaints stated.

Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera said Bergom resigned immediately. She had worked for the department for three years, he said.

Bergom pleaded not guilty to the charges in May. Her trial is set for Aug. 12.

If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison.

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