JACKSON, La. - A Dixon Correctional Institute employee was arrested and fired after allegedly groping an inmate, arrest documents say.

Jermaine Granger was arrested for sexual battery and malfeasance in office - sexual conduct, according to officials.

Arrest documents say security footage showed Granger inappropriately touching an inmate's groin area. 

Granger bonded out of East Feliciana Prison on Aug. 19 on a $65,000 bond. The Department of Corrections confirmed he was fired following the arrest.