Complaint alleges sexual assault from September 2025 involving Jane Doe and Deputy Damon Jones at San Francisco County Jail

Mirador Law and the Law Office of Sanjay S. Schmidt have filed a civil complaint on behalf of Jane Doe, a transgender woman, against the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, and Deputy Damon Jones, individually.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff was a pretrial detainee in San Francisco County Jail No. 2. The complaint alleges that on September 11, 2025, Deputy Jones took her alone to the jail gym, directed her into a staff bathroom that surveillance cameras did not cover, sexually assaulted her, and then threatened her with a housing transfer and isolation if she reported it. The suit alleges she preserved physical evidence, and that DNA testing matched Deputy Jones.

The complaint brings eight causes of action, including federal civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California claims for violation of the Bane Act, gender violence, sexual battery, assault and battery, false imprisonment, and negligence. It seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages against the individual defendants only, and attorneys' fees, and it demands a jury trial.

According to the complaint, on July 17, 2026, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office charged former Deputy Jones with two felonies under Penal Code sections 289.6(a)(2) and 136.1(b)(1). Those charges are pending, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Anyone who has experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct by staff in San Francisco County jails, or who has information related to this case, is encouraged to contact Mirador Law. Please call (925) 460-8484 and visit https://miradorlaw.com/sf-county-jail-investigation. Inquiries will be handled confidentially.

Attorneys at Mirador Law and the Law Office of Sanjay S. Schmidt are available to speak with media. Please contact Nate Galvan at ngalvan@bodewellgroup.com or 408-710-1668.

About Mirador Law

Mirador Law is a boutique plaintiff personal injury law firm representing clients in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, San Mateo, San Francisco, Solano, Marin, Napa and Sonoma Counties. Their team of lawyers have an excellent reputation in Northern California. Co-managing partners, Megan Burns and Emily Dahm, are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and were recent finalists for SFTLA’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award in 2025 and CAOC’s Street Fighter of the Year Award in 2026.

About Law Office of Sanjay S. Schmidt

Sanjay S. Schmidt is a highly regarded civil rights lawyer based in San Francisco who has a longstanding commitment to fighting for people – and families of people – whose constitutional rights have been violated. Mr. Schmidt and his team’s practice is focused exclusively on prosecuting civil rights actions on behalf of victims and their families, litigating cases throughout California to obtain justice for victims of misconduct or other violations and prompt systemic reforms to deter and prevent future harm.

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