High-level corrections officials may be sued for their own alleged failures to prevent or respond to an employee’s sexual misconduct toward a detainee, a federal judge decided last month. Rajae Bouhamidi was incarcerated at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. In late 2022, corrections officer Justin Torres allegedly began to sexually harass her. Eventually, he ordered her to clean an area that had no surveillance cameras, and he allegedly used the opportunity to sexually assault her. After Bouhamidi left custody, Torres allegedly contacted her by text message and Facebook to make sexual requests. Upon Bouhamidi’s reincarceration, she noticed Torres seemingly try to initiate sexual relations with other inmates. She filed a grievance against him in 2024. Several months later, she initiated a lawsuit. Bouhamidi accused Torres of using excessive force and violating her right to bodily integrity. Torres has denied the allegations of wrongdoing.…