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Cop accused of having sex with prisoner

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 $100K bail for Chicago cop accused of having sex with prisoner A veteran Chicago cop charged for having sex with a prisoner he'd promised to release from the West Side lockup where the officer was stationed. Officer Nelson Stewart, 59, stood silently in court dressed in a red and white jacket and black pants as prosecutors detailed charges of custodial sexual misconduct, official misconduct and bribery, all felonies. He did not speak except to say he understood he could not have contact with the victim or witnesses when released on bond. Stewart was released on bond later Friday. Authorities said the incident occurred in early June in the lockup at the Harrison District police station, 3151 W. Harrison St., where the alleged victim was under arrest for prostitution. Stewart, a 24-year-veteran of the department, was in charge of the station’s male lockup facility when he approached the victim’s cell and offered to release him in...