Henn. Co. Sheriff Investigates Sex Assault At Juvenile Treatment Center
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of a sexual assault at a county treatment facility for troubled teens.
The assault allegedly occurred at the Hennepin County Home School on the 14000 block of County Road 62 in Minnetonka.
The school is a state-licensed, residential treatment facility for juveniles who have been committed by the state.
The sheriff's office says the incident happened within a program run by a private company called Nexus, who works with the county's human services office.
The date of the incident and information about those involved have not been released.
Nexus released the following statement on the investigation:
"We are aware of the allegation and we are cooperating with all applicable authorities in their ongoing investigation within the scope of the medical privacy laws that govern these types of cases. Additionally, we are conducting our own internal investigation to get to the facts of this allegation.
The safety of the youth in our care is always our highest priority, and our standard practice in these situations is to remove the staff in question from working with our clients until the investigation is completed. This protects both the youth and the staff in question."