FCI Aliceville Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Assault of Inmates

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Aliceville was charged in an indictment, unsealed today, with eight counts of deprivation of rights under color law arising out of his sexual assault of seven female inmates.

According to the indictment, between May 2022 and September 2024, Felix Sylvester Wilder, 37, violated the civil rights of seven women when he sexually assaulted them while they were incarcerated at FCI Aliceville and he was on duty as a FCI Aliceville correctional officer. If convicted of all the charges, Wilder faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby for the Northern District of Alabama, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, Special Agent in Charge Eric Fehlman of the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) Southeast Regional Office, and Special Agent in Charge David R. Fitzgibbons of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Field Office made the announcement.

The case was investigated by DOJ OIG Southeast Regional Office and the FBI Birmingham Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys John B. Ward and Olivia C. Brame for the Northern District of Alabama and Trial Attorney Sarah Howard of the Civil Rights Division's Criminal Section.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.