Erin Nichole Kartis (now Erin Nichole Beckman) is a Nurse who briefly worked at Dade Correctional Institution... until she was fired for having a sexual affair with Inpatient Mental Health Until Inmate, Daniel Phillip Beckman.
Now, this was not Beckman's first Nurse love affair. Beckman had multiple sexual affairs with various correctional staff at different state prisons throughout Florida.
So why was this allowed to happen under the supervision of The Florida Department of Corrections?
Even after Nurse Kartis was discovered to be having a sexual affair with Inmate Beckman, she was never criminally charged, nor had her nursing license revoked.
If the only punishment for committing a felony in the 3rd degree is termination, what is keeping staffing from having sexual contact with Inmates?
944.35 Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.—
(b)1. As used in this paragraph, the term “sexual misconduct” means the oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object, but does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose or an internal search conducted in the lawful performance of the employee’s duty.
2. Any employee of the department or a private correctional facility as defined in s. 944.710 who engages in sexual misconduct with an inmate or an offender supervised by the department in the community, without committing the crime of sexual battery, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
3. The consent of the inmate or offender supervised by the department in the community to any act of sexual misconduct may not be raised as a defense to a prosecution under this paragraph.
In fact, Nurse Kartis applied for a marriage license on April 23, 2012, in Miami, Florida. Just 7 after her prison beau was set to be released on March 30, 2012.
The happy couple tied the knot on May 25, 2012, & even had children together.
Nurse Kartis is no angel, in 2011 she attempted to stab a Law Enforcement Officer from the City of Orlando Police Department.
Instead of facing any serious consequences, Nurse Kartis was able to complete a pre-trial diversion program getting a free pass for an attempted stabbing a LEO.
What is the Beckman's up to now?
The happy couple currently resides in Missouri where Nurse Erin Kartis Beckman was able to advance in her nursing career while accumulating an astronomical amount of debt.
& just think, if it wasn't for the Florida Department of Corrections this happy union would have never been. Who said you can't find love in prison?
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