She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her

Exclusive: Nilda Palacios fought to prove a California sergeant had assaulted and stalked her - by the time her claims were sustained', he'd quietly resigned

Nilda Palacios had nowhere to turn.

It was June 2016 inside the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF), the state's largest women's prison, and her cellmate had become abusive and violent, she recalled in an interview. Officers had refused her request for a room transfer. Her final hope: begging for help from Tony Ormonde, the sergeant who ran the yard.