San Francisco prosecutors charged a sheriff’s deputy on Monday after a woman held at County Jail No. 2 reported being grabbed, officials say. The accused, identified as 51-year-old Nanette Musto, faces misdemeanor battery and assault-by-a-public-officer counts after the inmate said she was touched without consent. Prosecutors say the episode was caught on jail surveillance video and has intensified scrutiny of conditions at the city’s women’s lockup.
According to a press release from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Musto is charged with battery (Pen. Code §242) and one misdemeanor count of assault by a public officer (Pen. Code §149). The DA says the alleged incident happened on July 12, 2025, and that Musto was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday at 9 AM in Department 17 at the Hall of Justice. The office listed the court number and asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
Local reporting places the charge in a broader pattern of complaints about the Sheriff’s Office. The San Francisco Chronicle notes the complainant said she felt humiliated and embarrassed, and that the department has previously faced allegations and internal probes over conduct at County Jail No. 2. Earlier coverage shows a deputy was fired last fall after a separate allegation of sexual misconduct at the same facility…