Worker accused of sex with inmate

NEW CASTLE, Ind. (WISH) - An alleged sexual relationship with an inmate landed a Muncie woman in jail.

Indiana State Police arrested 53-year-old Elizabeth Covington after a tip led them to investigate.

Covington, a mental health counselor, is accused of having the relationship with an inmate at the New Castle Correctional Facility. She was employed by CORIZON, a contracted health services company that does work at the prison.

Around 11 a.m. Friday, Covington was arrested on two counts of sexual misconduct with a detainee, a Class C felony and two counts of trafficking with an inmate, a Class A misdemeanor. She was being held at the Henry County Jail on $6,800 bond.