![]() ![]() ![]() She also wrote "I want to have your babies 5 is plenty," and "I will let you pick our boys names I just got lost in names I was excited!"Adams could not be reached for comment. The boy made Adams take a pregnancy test, and it was positive, he said.Letters the boy said were written by Adams contained graphic descriptions of sexual acts she wanted to perform on him. Later that month, the two met in El Paso. Other footage showed Adams exchanging notes with the boy and touching his groin.The boy later told an investigator the two had had sex inside the restroom in July. Footage taken a few weeks before the boy was paroled showed the two entering a private restroom, closing the door and staying inside for several minutes. His mother found images on a cellphone, as well as letters, that investigators allege came from Adams, according to legal documents obtained by The News.Investigators began reviewing security videos. ![]() The department's oversight division began investigating Alicia Adams, 29, in July after a boy who had been released on parole cut off his ankle monitor and went missing. "When it comes to lockups, apparently, we have not turned the corner."Subhed?The most recent arrests at the Gainesville uUnit in Cooke County were in September and October. James White, chairman of the House Corrections Committee. Lawmakers eventually ordered an overhaul of the system, which was designed to improve safety by keeping youths closer to their homes and out of remote rural juvenile lockups.Advocates and lawmakers say the latest arrests, the most troubling in a series of problems at the agency in the last year, are a signal that reforms aren't working and that legislators should consider shuttering all of the remaining facilities."I don't give a damn how low the pay is, there is no excuse for an adult to sexually assault a child," said Republican Rep. The case led to accusations of a cover-up and reports exposing lax medical care, youth beatings and a culture of retaliation against whistleblowers at the agency then known as the Texas Youth Commission. "The recent arrests of these juvenile correctional officers demonstrates that our reporting mechanisms, camera footage, and checks and balances are accomplishing what they were intended to accomplish."The recent sexual misconduct comes amid agency struggles to adequately staff its lockups statewide and a decade after the Texas juvenile corrections agency was roiled by a 2007 sex scandal in which at least 13 boys were abused. The Dallas Morning News obtained a copy of the email, which the agency sent after questions by the newspaper regarding reports of sexual misconduct at the Gainesville youth lockup."The Texas Juvenile Justice Department takes its mandate to protect youths and communities very seriously, and has implemented new guidelines providing additional measures designed to ensure safety," TJJD Executive Director David Reilly said in a written statement. AUSTIN - At least four staff members at the Gainesville State School, including a woman allegedly pregnant with a youthful offender's child, are facing prison time amid allegations of sexual misconduct at the state lockup for troubled youths.Since July, one former officer at the school has been convicted of improper sexual activity with a person in custody, two others have been arrested on similar charges and a fourth officer is expected to be arrested soon, according to an email the Texas Juvenile Justice Department sent Monday to lawmakers and legislative leaders. ![]()
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