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Ursus:
Deseret News
Duchesne nurse charged with sex abuse of teens
Published: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 4:15 p.m. MST

ROOSEVELT — A man who worked as a nurse at a boarding school for troubled teens has been charged with sexually abusing two of the school's teenage residents.

Geary David Oakes, 57, of Cedarview, Duchesne County, is charged in 8th District Court with two counts of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony, and two counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

A nurse at Cedar Ridge Academy, Oakes engaged in sex acts with two 15-year-old students from the school, the charges state.

One of the teens told deputies that Oakes gave him pain medication, according to the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office, and that he "provides pain and sleeping medications for the kids at Cedar Ridge and tells them to keep it a secret." Oakes denied that he had supplied anyone with medication that was not prescribed, authorities said.

Cedar Ridge Academy, located north of Roosevelt, is billed as a therapeutic boarding school. Investigators believe Oakes' alleged activities with the teens occurred at the school and at his home during November.

Oakes was fired once criminal charges were filed, said Cedar Ridge co-owner and program director Rob Nielson. He said Oakes had worked at the school for about 10 years.

Oakes remains in the Duchesne County Jail in lieu of $60,000 bail.

— Andre Salvail

Ursus:
abc4.com
School nurse faces sex abuse charges
Written by: Dan Metcalf Jr.
Email: dan.metcalf@abc4.com
Last Update: 12/09 1:44 pm


Geary Oakes

CEDAR VIEW, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A former school nurse faces felony charges over allegations that he had sex with two teen aged boys at a school in Duchesne County.

57-year-old Geary Oakes was arrested and charged with two counts of forcible sex abuse and two counts of forcible sodomy over allegations that he had sex with two boys at his home and at the the Cedar Ridge Academy, where he worked as a nurse for more than 10 years.

Police say the alleged sex acts happened sometime in November.

In a statement released by Duchesne County, investigators say the investigation into the alleged sex abuse is continuing to determine whether Oakes was involved in any other sexual misconduct at the school.


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Ursus:
The Salt Lake Tribune
Boarding school employee charged with sex abuse of boys

By Lindsay Whitehurst
Updated: 12/09/2009 06:44:23 PM MST

A therapeutic boarding school employee was charged this week with sexually abusing two 15-year-old students.

Geary D. Oakes, 57, worked at Cedar Ridge Academy in Roosevelt for 10 years as director of social services, arranging off-site medical trips and phone calls to parents, among other jobs, said Sean Haggerty, director of admissions.

Last month, he gave a 15-year-old boy cigarettes in exchange for oral sex, once at a school building and once at his house, according to charges filed last week in 8th District Court.

He allegedly abused a second boy, also 15, once after checking him out of school to for medical treatment, and later gave him two Vicodin pills, according to the charges.

One boy reported the abuse to school administrators, and the other told his parents, who then told school officials, Haggerty said. When interviewed by police, Oakes admitted to some of the abuse, according to charging documents. He was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy, first-degree felonies, and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, second-degree felonies.

He was fired on Nov. 30. Administrators at the school for troubled youth are contacting alumni to find out if there have been other victims, but none has come forward so far.

"We're very surprised, it's hard to believe just looking back at the history of all the good things he's done," Haggerty said. "It was difficult to see, but we followed through with the investigation anyway."


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Anonymous:
Way to show compassion for the kids who lived it, asshole.

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