El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Patrol SUV

The El Dorado Sheriff's Office is reporting that they have recently become aware of some potential sexual assault allegations involving a correctional officer.

After an investigation, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Correctional Officer Michael Griffiths IV was arrested.

24-year old Griffiths was charged with sexual assault of an inmate.

Griffiths has been booked into the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville, and his bail has been set at $50,000.

In the meantime, Correctional Officer Griffiths has been placed on an administrative leave.

This investigation is ongoing.