A worker at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles has been charged with official misconduct. Daily Herald file photo

A worker at the state youth detention center in St. Charles has been accused of official misconduct over allegations she had sexually-oriented interactions with a teenage detainee.

Bryana E. Phelan, 31, of the 1500 block of West 80th Street in Chicago, faces 15 felony counts, according to a news release from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.

According to the release, prosecutors say she performed forbidden acts from Nov. 11 to 15, 2024, while working as a juvenile justice specialist at the Illinois Youth Center’s Phoenix Emerging Adult Career and Education Center in St. Charles.

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