DHHS ousts administrator overseeing state youth centers amid Kearney sex abuse scandal

DHHS ousts administrator overseeing state youth centers amid Kearney sex abuse scandal

The man overseeing Nebraska’s state-run youth facilities is out of a job as the ripples of a sex abuse scandal at its Kearney center reached the highest level yet. Four former state employees have been arrested on allegations they sexually abused teens at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney. In at least two teens’ cases, staff knew about the allegations for months but didn’t tell key figures in their juvenile court cases. Th…