Charles E. Day, 56, the former town administrator for Roland who was charged with rape and sodomy pleaded no contest Monday in Sequoyah County District Court to a reduced charge and received a five-year suspended sentence and 10 consecutive weekends in the Sequoyah County Jail.

Ryan Wryick, assistant district attorney handling the case, said District Judge Jeff Payton found Day guilty of the reduced charge of assault and battery with intent to commit a felony of sexual battery. He said Day will begin his 10 consecutive weekend sentencing after July 4 and he will pay a total court cost of $1,807.50.

Under the plea agreement, Day’s defense attorney, Michael Daffin and Wyrick agreed to dismiss the original charges, which were two counts of second-degree rape and sodomy and rape by instrumentation.

“Day will be supervised by the probation office and must have no contact with the victim,” Wyrick said. He said the victim is still an inmate at the Department of Corrections.

“Anyone who is in a position of authority over inmates and has a consensual sexual relationship opens up the possibility of sexual assault charges under Oklahoma Law,” Wyrick explained.

He said it is improper and illegal behavior.

“Day is no longer working for the City of Roland, his fines are significant and he has to spend time in jail,” Wyrick said.

Charges stem from an alleged sexual relationship with a female inmate who was formerly housed in the town’s jail. Sequoyah County Undersheriff Roger Fuller, a deputy at the time, wrote in his report that the sheriff’s office was requested by Roland Police Chief Tommy Sessums to investigate allegations of a town employee having sex with a female inmate.

According to the charges, the woman described multiple occasions that she allegedly had sexual contact with Day in his office and at other locations, the first occasion was allegedly at Day’s office in the Waylon Jones Complex.

The woman told police that she and Day had a conversation about some pictures of her buttocks that the woman had on her cellular phone. The woman told police that Day allegedly told her what needed to be cleaned at the complex and then gave her a digital camera and told her he wanted her to take photos of herself for him.

According to court records the victim said she continued to have sexual relations with Day because she feared if she didn’t she would be returned to the county jail and she’d lose the use of her cell phone and feared that Day wouldn’t bring her anymore cigarettes

“I had extensive discussions with the victim in this case. The plea bargain was a result of my discussions with her,” Wyrick said.

“If Day cannot or will not work with the probation or pay his fines, prison time becomes a possibility. If that happens the district attorney’s office would file an application to revoke the suspended sentence and ask for prison time,” Wyrick said.