Santa Barbara County custody deputy, accused of sexual misconduct, sued by former inmate

A former inmate at the Santa Barbara County Jail has filed a federal lawsuit against a sheriff's employee accused of sexually abusing her while she was incarcerated in 2018. 

The plaintiff, named as Jane Doe, is accusing sheriff's custody Deputy Salvador Vargas Jr., 34, of Santa Maria, of repeated and consistent inappropriate sexual behavior toward her and other female inmates during her incarceration at the Main Jail from July 2018 to August 2018.