ERIE, Pa.—A second former northwestern Pennsylvania county prison guard has pleaded guilty to arranging the assault of an inmate.

The Erie Times-News ( http://bit.ly/MAVVLO) reports that 36-year-old Jason Worcester pleaded guilty to one count of official oppression on Monday and faces up to two years in prison when he returns for sentencing Aug. 15.

A second guard has also pleaded guilty and five inmates are also charged with beating another inmate on Jan. 29. That inmate, Thor Perry, was jailed awaiting trial on charges he beat up his 17-year-old girlfriend who happened to be Worcester's niece. Perry was sentenced to six to 20 months in jail last week for beating the girl.

Palmer was fired after an internal probe and Worcester resigned after county prosecutors charged that he arranged Perry's beating with Palmer's help.

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Information from: Erie Times-News, http://www.goerie.com