2. The HCC had propositioned another junior staff member (Official B), who rejected his advances. In response, the HCC allegedly victimised the official, and eventually influenced an inmate to submit a signed affidavit claiming that the official was involved in smuggling drugs into the centre. The inmate later confessed that he had been coerced into doing so, in return for a six-month reduction in his sentence. He was subsequently transferred to the Ermelo Correctional Centre, but charges against the official were not withdrawn.