Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto. Photo by Jennifer MacFarlane

A federal court judge in Brooklyn denied a second request for bail on Wednesday in the case of a federal corrections officer accused of allegedly sexually abusing and threatening female prisoners at the Brooklyn federal facility.

Eugenio Perez, a 46-year-old lieutenant at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, was back in court on Wednesday in an attempt to be released from prison on bail. However, Judge Kiyo Matsumoto wasn’t having it.

“I am concerned there would be an issue whether or not he would return, or be motivated to flee,” said Matsumoto. “This man was a corrections officer for many years and he does have a community within the [Metropolitan Detention Center] who might remain loyal to him … I don’t believe a home detention with electronic and cellphone monitoring would be enough.”

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Perez was originally denied bail by Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Levy in May, saying at that time that Perez could be a “serious risk of obstruction” if out on the streets.

Perez was a Federal Corrections Lieutenant Officer and is charged with allegedly abusing female inmates at the federal facility. Federal prosecutors also charged two other officers in connection to the case, Lt. Carlos Martinez, 47, and Officer Armando Moronta, 39, who are also being held without bail.

Matsumoto reiterated today that between 2013 and 2016, Perez targeted inmates, knew where the cameras were, knew where to bring the inmates and had the help of other officers.

Perez’s lawyer Ken Montgomery had no comment today after appearing in court on Wednesday. Perez is set to return to court on Aug. 7.

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