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By Lou Grieco, Staff Writer Updated 9:21 PM Friday, February 24, 2012

DAYTON — The investigation into a former employee of the Center for Adolescent Services centers on whether the woman had sex with a former inmate and if so, where it happened and how old was he, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

“We don’t even know if there’s an offense or not,” said Chief Deputy Scott Landis.

Landis confirmed more details about the investigation Friday, one day after the Dayton Daily News first reported the story.

The CAS is a corrections facility that provides resident treatment for up to 34 boys and 10 girls between the ages of 12 and 17, all adjudicated delinquent. Placements average six to nine months, according to Montgomery County Juvenile Court.

James Cole, administrator of Montgomery County Juvenile Court, confirmed that he asked the sheriff’s office to investigate a matter at the facility, but would not confirm further details.

The employee, a 25-year-old woman, had not been charged with a crime as of Friday. Landis said that investigators had questioned her and were talking to other employees at CAS Friday.

“The allegation is that she is possibly pregnant,” Landis said. “We have not confirmed that.”

They had not yet spoken to the former inmate, who turned 18 some time last year, but expects to interview him, Landis said.

The investigation should be completed within the next two weeks, Landis said.

The employee was fired for “voluntary abandonment” after she did not show up for work on Feb. 16-21, according to a letter dated Thursday.

“We have made numerous attempts to contact you regarding your failure to report to work at CAS for your scheduled shifts and have heard nothing from you since Feb. 13, 2012,” the letter states.

The woman received an associate degree in criminal justice from Sinclair Community College and had been working on a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University, according to her personnel file.

She was hired in January 2010 as a part-time work detail coordinator with the court’s work program.

In March 2011, she started working at CAS as a unit counselor, which Cole said was like a corrections officer.

A performance review dated Sept. 15 ranked her as a 1.88 on a scale from 1 to 3. It was mostly complimentary, but also noted that “She needs to be aware of her boundaries with the residents.

“Although she does a great job trying to build rapport, she needs to be aware that her interactions should remain professional at all times.”

A second review, dated Dec. 7, ranked her at 1.90.

It too was mostly complimentary, but said “she also received major feedback in regards to boundaries with residents,” adding that her “judgment has been questioned over where she sometimes physically positions herself in relation to her residents and the degree and frequency of innocuous but sometimes unnecessary physical contact with residents.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2057 or lgrieco@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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