Bar None Residential Services MN
In plain words: { summary: Medical and police records showed potential bodily fluid on a child in the program during an exam. The child reported that a staff member gave them a THC vape pen during a sexual assault. The state found that the facility failed to respond to the sexual assault and provide necessary care because four staff members did not report it until the child called for help. } Our summary of the state's report. The state's own wording follows.
A. Maltreatment: Regarding Sexual Abuse Information provided in [the alleged victim]’s medical record and in law enforcement information showed that during [the alleged victim]’s SANE exam, speckled fluorescence appeared under ultraviolet light that indicated potential bodily fluid. [...] Sexual abuse includes threatened sexual abuse.) Regarding Neglect The [the alleged victim] provided consistent information that [the staff person] provided [the alleged victim] with a THC vape pen during the time of the sexual assault. [...] Additionally, given that [the alleged victim] called and reported the sexual assault him/herself, after four staff persons with various levels of authority failed to report the incident, and that without [the alleged victim] reporting the incident him/herself the alleged sexual assault would have not been investigated there was a preponderance of the evidence that the facility failed to respond to a sexual assault and supply [the alleged victim] with necessary care and services.
From the state's report. Maltreatment Determined as to sexual abuse and neglect of an alleged victim by a staff person.. "[...]" marks text left out between sentences. The state numbers or abbreviates the people in a report instead of naming them; we spell its codes out in square brackets, such as [Staff 1] for S1 or [Former client 3] for FC #3.
Additionally, assessments completed by SP2 showed that [the alleged victim] experienced and/or was “high risk” to sexual trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation to which the facility maintained certification in compliance with FFPSA that specialized its programming in serving youth with this history and/or vulnerability of being victim to. [...] Additionally, there were no attempts made by staff persons to contact the G prior to or after [the alleged victim] left the facility, with the G being unaware that there were any concerns with [the alleged victim]’s behavior, health, and/or safety until [the alleged victim] arrived at the G’s home in “the middle of the night.” It was later determined that after [the alleged victim] left the facility, [the alleged victim] was sexually assaulted by the C who was then criminally charged, convicted, and sentenced for sexually assaulting a minor ([the alleged victim]) during the evening of May 25, 2024.
From the state's report. Maltreatment determined as to neglect of an alleged victim by a staff person. "[...]" marks text left out between sentences. The state numbers or abbreviates the people in a report instead of naming them; we spell its codes out in square brackets, such as [Staff 1] for S1 or [Former client 3] for FC #3.
Law enforcement did a search warrant on [the staff person]’s phone and did not see any indication that [the staff person] was friends with clients on Snapchat but said that may have been because none of the clients “accepted” [the staff person]’s friend request. [...] Regarding Sexual Abuse Given the information provided by [Child 1] and [Child 8] that [the staff person] “patted” them and other clients on the buttocks over their clothing and also made comments about “smacking” [Child 1]’s “butt,” that [the staff person] was a staff person in authority who intentionally touched their buttocks, which was an intimate part, and making comments that were in appropriate and sexual in nature, there was a preponderance of the evidence that [the staff person]’s conduct included statements and overt acts that represented a substantial risk of sexual abuse to [Child 1] and [Child 8].
From the state's report. Maltreatment determined/substantiated as to sexual abuse of two alleged victims and neglect of twelve alleged .... "[...]" marks text left out between sentences. The state numbers or abbreviates the people in a report instead of naming them; we spell its codes out in square brackets, such as [Staff 1] for S1 or [Former client 3] for FC #3.
