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Thursday, Jun. 03, 2010
Man arrested in assault of girl at treatment center
Lexington County deputies on Thursday charged a 47-year-old man with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while the girl was a patient at a residential treatment center near West Columbia.
Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said Frederick Gibbs, of 1316 Chevis St. in Columbia, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under the age of 16.
Metts said that at about 4 a.m. April 3, a surveillance camera recorded Gibbs entering the girl’s room at Three Rivers Residential Treatment Services center. Metts said the girl did not invite Gibbs into the room and did not consent to have sex.
Gibbs worked at Three Rivers at the time, Metts said, but is no longer is employed at the facility, which provides psychiatric and behavioral treatment services for teen-age girls.
The charge carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.
- From staff reports
Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/03/1315 ... z0q6OxKyk9
Ursus:
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Former Three Rivers worker charged with sexually assaulting patient
Posted: Jun 03, 2010 12:41 PM | Updated: Jun 04, 2010 6:13 AM
By Ben Hoover
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A former worker at the Three Rivers Residential Treatment Services Center in West Columbia has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct against a patient, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
47-year-old Frederick Gibbs turned himself in Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He's accused of raping a 15-year-old patient at the facility, a psychiatric center for teens battling mental illness.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services reported the sexual assault to the sheriff's department.
Lexington County Sheriff's Department Major John Allard described the alleged April 3 incident. "You're asleep in your room at 4am and a man comes in and the next thing you know he's having sex with you," Allard said. "She did not invite him into the room, she did not consent to have sex with him."
When asked about what evidence investigators have in the case, Allard said, "we interviewed the victim. She gave a statement indicating this had occurred and we developed other evidence that came from the investigation." Allard would not say if a rape kit was administered to the victim.
Three Rivers Executive Director Michael Rooney said the center treats children for everything from scizophrenia to bipolar disorder. Rooney would not say what disorder the reported victim was seeking treatment for or give any details about Gibbs' employment at the facility.
A woman at the address listed for Gibbs on the incident report said Gibbs is a family man. She said Gibbs is married and has five children. The woman, who would not identify herself, believes Biggs is innocent.
"It's very disturbing when something like that happens because you're dealing with children who are already having issues that's why they're at that residential treatment facility," said Allard.
Three Rivers released a statement saying, "patient safety is our number one priority, and we quickly followed proper procedures in reporting and investigating this incident and took appropriate action to ensure all patient safety. It is unclear what happened in the short time the former staffer was in the patient's room, but we are cooperating fully with authorities."
The incident report says Three Rivers fired Gibbs because he violated the policy of entering a patient's room alone.
Gibbs is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center on a $110,000 bond. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
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DannyB II:
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Former Three Rivers worker charged with sexually assaulting patient
Posted: Jun 03, 2010 12:41 PM | Updated: Jun 04, 2010 6:13 AM
By Ben Hoover
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A former worker at the Three Rivers Residential Treatment Services Center in West Columbia has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct against a patient, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
47-year-old Frederick Gibbs turned himself in Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He's accused of raping a 15-year-old patient at the facility, a psychiatric center for teens battling mental illness.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services reported the sexual assault to the sheriff's department.
Lexington County Sheriff's Department Major John Allard described the alleged April 3 incident. "You're asleep in your room at 4am and a man comes in and the next thing you know he's having sex with you," Allard said. "She did not invite him into the room, she did not consent to have sex with him."
When asked about what evidence investigators have in the case, Allard said, "we interviewed the victim. She gave a statement indicating this had occurred and we developed other evidence that came from the investigation." Allard would not say if a rape kit was administered to the victim.
Three Rivers Executive Director Michael Rooney said the center treats children for everything from scizophrenia to bipolar disorder. Rooney would not say what disorder the reported victim was seeking treatment for or give any details about Gibbs' employment at the facility.
A woman at the address listed for Gibbs on the incident report said Gibbs is a family man. She said Gibbs is married and has five children. The woman, who would not identify herself, believes Biggs is innocent.
"It's very disturbing when something like that happens because you're dealing with children who are already having issues that's why they're at that residential treatment facility," said Allard.
Three Rivers released a statement saying, "patient safety is our number one priority, and we quickly followed proper procedures in reporting and investigating this incident and took appropriate action to ensure all patient safety. It is unclear what happened in the short time the former staffer was in the patient's room, but we are cooperating fully with authorities."
The incident report says Three Rivers fired Gibbs because he violated the policy of entering a patient's room alone.
Gibbs is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center on a $110,000 bond. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Copyright 2010 WIS.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2010 WorldNow and WMBF, a Raycom Media Station.
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Bravo cut his balls off, they have him on camera entering a 14yr old girls room at 4 am. Is he really staff (in a clinical sense) or just a night watchmen they are calling staff. He is probably nothing more then a night watchmen. At least they had cameras, working.
Ursus:
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Deputies: 15-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted at Treatment Center
Tony Santaella James Gilbert
Created: 6/3/2010 3:18:58 PM Updated: 6/4/2010 1:20:49 AM
Frederick Gibbs
Lexington County, SC (WLTX) - Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Three Rivers Treatment Center.
Frederick Gibbs, 47, of Columbia turned himself in Thursday afternoon. He's facing a charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under the age of 16.
Thursday, a judge set bond for Gibbs at $110,000.
Deputies say the incident took place on April 3 at the Three Rivers Center located on Ermine Road.
According to deputies, Gibbs entered the teen patient's room at 4 a.m. After he was in the room, he had sex with her, which deputies say was not consensual.
"You have someone who already had problems is getting treatment, and in the course of getting treatment is victimized," said Major John Allard.
A surveillance camera recorded Gibbs going into the room, officers say.
At the time of the incident, Gibbs was working at the center. He no longer works there. The center told investigators that workers are not supposed to enter rooms alone overnight.
The victim will now have to face the short and long term effects of the assault. "The trauma of sexual assault being such an extreme, similar to war and murder and other traumas such as that, you're going to see really extreme reactions," said Sexual Trauma Service's Ginny Waller.
Waller says sexual assault is all too common.
"Every four hours and 45 minutes someone in South Carolina is sexually assaulted. It happens all the time and it's something that doesn't surprise me it's happening in an institutional setting because that's where people have the opportunity to be taken advantage of," said Waller.
Three Rivers provides psychiatric and behavioral treatment for patients. The center issued the following statement Thursday night:
"At Three Rivers Residential Treatment Center, we take allegations of abuse very seriously. Patient safety is our No. 1 priority, and we quickly followed proper procedures in reporting and investigating this incident and took appropriate action to ensure all patient safety.
"It is unclear what happened in the short time the former staffer was in the patient's room, but we are cooperating fully with authorities. Federal privacy laws prevent us from discussing specific details about this ongoing investigation."
The South Carolina Department of Social Services reported the sexual assault to the Sheriff's Department, according to deputies.
If you're interested in speaking with someone at Sexual Trauma Services, they can be reached at 771-7273.
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Whooter:
wow, look at this stat from the article:
Every four hours and 45 minutes someone in South Carolina is sexually assaulted.
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