Robert, I have not been able to locate any documented "sexual assault" at RCS. If you have an ORS report on this incident this would be a good place to post it. There was a staffing issue revolving around a sexual activity between students:
A problem with "sexual activity" was documented as a "Staffing Issue" according to the ORS Reports. Lets take a look at it:
Staffing. The institution shall have sufficient numbers of qualified and trained staff as required by these rules to provide for the needs, care, protection, and supervision of children. All staff and volunteers shall be supervised to ensure that assigne
This Requirement is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review, resident and staff interviews, the agency failed to provide for the needs,
care, protection, and supervision of the children in care;
Findings Include:
(1) During an interviews conducted on September 1, 2010 from 1:00 pm-3:30 pm with Residents
101, 102, 108, 109, 110, and 112 in which all residents acknowledged that they are aware of
residents engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior. It was reported that the residents would
sneak off in designated areas unbeknownst to staff.
(2) Record review on September 1, 2010 of Incident Report dated 06-06-10 for Resident #11
revealed Resident #11 along with 6 other females disclosed to staff an incident involving sexual
activity between Resident #11 and an older male resident. It was documented that Resident #11
appeared upset and stated that what occurred between herself (R11) and the male resident was an unwelcome encounter. Furthermore, it was documented that Resident #11 initially lied about
the incident because she/he did not want the peer to get in trouble. In addition, review of Incident
Report dated 04-25-10 for Resident #11 revealed that Resident #11 was found around 8:15 am
asleep in the bed with Resident #15. Furthermore, review of Incident Report dated 05-08-10 for
Resident #15 revealed that a room search was conducted in which several notes were found
referencing several sexual encounters with male students. During an interview on September 9, 2010 at about 12:43 pm with Staff AA, Staff AA indicated that to his/her knowledge there has been no current sexual activity reported and/or observed amongst the students however Staff AA acknowledged that previously there was an issue inwhich Resident #11 made allegations against a male student. After a week of the incident
Resident #11. Resident #11 child reported the story in which the story changed when she spoke
with another counselor and her mother. In regards to the incidents with Resident #15 it was
found that Resident #15 had engaged in sexual acting out on 3 separate occasions in some sort
of consensual encounter with another male student in which Resident #15 reported that she/he
engaged in sexual inappropriate activities with the male peer in which the incident incident
occurred in the music room at student activity center and the other two incidents occurred in the
movie room in student activity center and the bathroom in academic building. The agency
conducted an investigation which revealed that the incidents occurred and all parents of the
residents were notified.
(4) During an interview on September 9, 2010 at about 5:00 pm with Staff DD, Staff DD indicated
that the clinical director followed up with the counselor regarding the allegations in which
Resident #11 re-canted the allegation. As a result of the incident she/he re-wrote the abuse
reporting policy and procedure effective April 2010 which addressed the reporting of allegations
as a means to address reporting of incidents and it addressed specific procedures in which the
counselors to follow in reporting of incidents.
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