Juvenile jail staffer guilty of sex assault gets 71-month prison sentence

Author: Christine MacDonald

Trigger warnings: sexual abuse

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Summary:
A former staffer at Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, Svetlana Kuryanova, was sentenced to 71 months to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two detained teens. The assaults occurred in April 2024, and surveillance video showed Kuryanova entering a back room with each youth. Her sentences will run concurrently.