A 36-year-old Chicago woman has been accused by authorities of performing sexual acts with an inmate at the St. Charles juvenile detention center in November of last year.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced yesterday that the former employee of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Phoenix Emerging Adult Career & Education (PEACE) Center has been charged with 15 counts of Official Misconduct, a Class 3 felony.
Prosecutors allege that between November 11 and November 15, 2024, the defendant, in her official capacity, knowingly performed acts forbidden by law while employed as a Juvenile Justice Specialist at the facility, which houses young adults ages 17-20 who have been committed to secure custody of the state of Illinois by the court. According to the complaint, the defendant had a sexual relationship with an in-custody youth—a male over the age of 17—that included multiple phone calls of an offensive or sexual nature; attempts to engage in sexual acts during a phone call; and facilitating, encouraging, and watching the in-custody youth masturbate in front of her. The defendant also improperly socialized with the same youth by driving him around in a facility vehicle for personal reasons outside the scope of her duties.
The defendant was charged last Thursday and the Court issued a summons for her to appear in court at 9:00am on September 18, 2025 in Courtroom 319 of the Kane County Judicial Center.
