Four different employees at the Kearney Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center are alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in custody at the center. Prosecutors have charged one of those employees with sexual abuse of a protected person. (Lori Potter for the Flatwater Free Press)

At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave, and a fourth faces a criminal charge in connection with allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in state custody.

Two of the cases involve months-old allegations, revealed in recent court proceedings. They have sparked concerns about a potential “systemic problem” at the center and prompted the Douglas County Public Defender’s Office to start reviewing its cases

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