A woman who sexually assaulted a minor boy “hundreds of times” was discovered dead in a jail cell after the judge denied her bail.

Note: This item, which first appeared in the news in March 2020, is being republished.Two weeks after being taken into custody on several

Allegations of child sex assault, Tina Ketcham, 40, was discovered dead in the Linn County Jail in Oregon on March 11.

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon told KATU: “At 5:10 am this morning, corrections deputies discovered Tina Ketcham hanging in her cell and not responding while conducting hourly security checks. Deputies entered

The cell right away, called for help, and started saving lives. Paramedics from the Albany Fire Department arrived on the scene at 5:18 a.m. and declared Ms. Ketcham dead shortly after.