Joyce Mitchell and her lawyer Stephen Johnston.
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Former New York state prison seamstress Joyce Mitchell, who is accused of helping two convicted murderers escape a high-security facility in June, told the Today Show’s Matt Lauer on Monday that the two men took advantage of her weaknesses. Still, she said, she never had consensual sexual contact with either of them.
In an interview from jail, Mitchell recounted how David Sweat and Richard Matt gained her trust during a time when she felt depressed and that her husband did not love her anymore.
“Their attention made me feel good,” she said. “Everyone tells me I’m way too nice.”
She said that despite Matt telling her he loved her, she never had consensual sexual contact with the men.
“It started off as a flirtation thing but that’s all it ever was,” she said. “There was never any actual sexual intercourse. Mr. Matt grabbed me and kissed me a few times. And then there was one point where he… wanted me to perform oral sex on him and I said no, but when I said no, he grabbed my head and pushed me down.”
Mitchell said she first started sneaking treats – such as cookies and brownies – into the prison for Sweat and Matt.
“I was [nervous],” she said. “They’re supposed to check our bags every morning when you come in and when you go out, but they never did.”
Mitchell said she then started sneaking in tools. The men would even update her on the progress of their break-through.
When asked why she never went to the police to report the men, Mitchell said she knew she was in over her head.
“I had to keep going with what they were saying,” she said.
After a three-week manhunt, Matt was shot and killed by officials and Sweat was shot and arrested.
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