Pattern of alleged staff sex abuse at Nebraska’s youth detention center emerges in court

Pattern of sexual allegations found at Kearney YRTC

Allegations of sexual misconduct have emerged in connection with staff members at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center at Kearney.

Pattern of alleged staff sex abuse at Nebraska’s youth detention center emerges in court

Four different employees at the Kearney Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center are alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in custody at the center. Prosecutors have charged one of those employees with sexual abuse of a protected person. (Lori Potter for the Flatwater Free Press)At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave, and a fourth faces a criminal charg…