Another suit filed against embattled jail psychiatrist

A third former Hernando County Jail inmate filed suit against a psychiatrist accusing him of sexually harassing her.

The lawsuit, filed by a woman identified as "Jane Doe III," was filed Tuesday in Hernando County Circuit Court, less than two weeks after the first suit was filed against the same doctor.

Dr. James Yelton Rossello is accused of fondling and molesting the three women while they were under his care last year. All three plaintiffs were inmates at the jail while Yelton was on the medical staff.

Corrections Corporation of America, which managed the jail, also has been named in the suits.

The latest plaintiff said CCA kept her in solitary confinement for 10 days after she reported the incidents to a correctional officer.

She alleges Yelton asked her intrusive questions about her sex life, propositioned her to have sex with him and told her to pull down her pants so he could touch her tattoo.

No criminal charges have been filed against Yelton, but the State Attorney's Office is still investigating.

When the allegations first came to light in March, the Florida Surgeon General restricted Yelton from treating female patients.

Yelton is no longer employed by CCA.