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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008 Former jail guard sent to jail for assault The man gets a year behind bars for sexually assaulting a female inmate and a co-worker at Boeing. By Diana Hefley Herald Writer EVERETT -- A former Snohomish County jail guard was ordered to spend a year behind bars for sexual misconduct with a female inmate, as well as assaulting a Boeing co-worker after he was fired from the jail. Allan Hawkins, 36, was told Wednesday in Snohomish County Superior Court that he abused his position of authority in 2006 when he sexually assaulted an inmate while he was a guard. The woman told investigators Hawkins assaulted her in a bathroom but she was too afraid to report the incident until after she left the jail, court documents said. Hawkins, who was fired from the jail, was working at Boeing in 2007 when a second woman reported Hawkins groped her and assaulted her while she was using the company gym. Superior Court Judge Linda Krese on Wednesday admonished Hawkins for seemingly failing to take responsibility for his actions and showing no apparent remorse. "I think you did do these offenses. I think that makes you a danger to this community," Krese said. Hawkins told Krese he had been accused of horrible charges. "I'm not the kind of man they portrayed me out to be," he said. The judge reminded Hawkins he pleaded guilty in May to the crimes, including second-degree custodial sexual misconduct and fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, both gross misdemeanors. "Are you telling me you're not guilty?" she asked. Hawkins said he was "cornered into taking a deal" or face a lengthier prison sentence if he went to trial and lost. Krese asked him again if he was guilty of the charges. "I pled guilty so I guess I'm guilty," Hawkins said. He told the judge he and his family had been through a lot because of the investigations. He said he wants to put his life back together. "So do the victims. What are they supposed to do to put their lives back together?" Krese asked. The judge told Hawkins he wasn't standing in front of her because someone treated him unfairly or because the victims chose to report the attacks. He was going to jail because of his own actions, the judge said. Krese denied Hawkins' request to serve any of his sentence on electronic home-monitoring or work release. She also ordered him not to have any contact with the victims. He will be supervised by the state Department of Corrections for four years once released from jail. Hawkins was allowed to remain free Wednesday for two weeks while jail officials find a suitable place to house him. They were concerned about his safety because of his former job at the jail. Reporter Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463 or hefley@heraldnet.com.

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