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13 | LPA Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Debbie Correia conducted an unannounced visit to deliver investigative findings on the above-listed complaint allegation. LPA Correia met with Assistant Director Crystal Cave to whom was explained the purpose for the visit.
The Department’s investigation consisted of staff and outside source interviews as well as resident, and outside source records reviews.
It was alleged that on July 31, 2023, lack of supervision resulted in sexual abuse of Client 1 (C1). Staff interviews revealed C1 was lying down in the quiet room with the door open to a common area where the rest of the clients were sitting on the floor waiting for Staff 1 (S1) to put on a movie. An interview with S1 revealed when they turned around from putting in a movie, they saw that the door to the quiet room had been closed. S1 immediately knocked on the door and grabbed the keys directly adjacent to the room. S1 revealed before having the opportunity to unlock the door Client 2 (C2) opened the door and S1 saw C1’s pants and undergarments were down around their ankles. C2 was discharged from the program that day. An interview conducted with Staff 2 (S2) corroborated the series of events. The interview with S1 revealed C1 was assessed at the facility and showed no signs of abuse, and a review of outside source records cooroborated C1 showed no evidence of being sexually abused.
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