LINCOLN, Neb. ( 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 their custody.

Two of the cases involve months-old allegations, revealed in a series of recent court proceedings. They have sparked concerns about a potential “systemic problem” at the center and prompted Douglas County’s Public Defender Office to initiate a review of all cases involving its clients housed at the state-run center.

In one teen’s case, a judge wrote that she was “disgusted and disturbed as to the lack of transparency in this matter.” She ordered the state to relocate the teen to a different center. And she dire

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