Richland Juvenile Rehab Official Arrested for Sex With Teen

Richland officials say the administrator is accused of having sex with 18-year-old at Twin Rivers Community Facility, a rehab center in Richland.

Twin Rivers is operated through the Department of Social and Health Services, and serves to rehabilitate minors who's been convicted of felony crimes. 38-year-old Mindy M. Stoker, of Pasco, is the Acting Community Facility Administrator for the operation, and is the one being accused of the sexual misconduct.

Officials learned of the possible incident December 7th. According to the Richland Police Department:

The complaint alleged that a staff member, Mindi Stoker, had sexual contact with an 18 year old resident.  Complaints of this nature are typically processed through Child Protective Services (CPS) since the facilities are licensed to house juveniles.  CPS referred the incident to Richland PD for a criminal investigation. A detective from the Washington State Patrol is also involved in investigating part of the case.

The investigation revealed that Stoker had communicated in several different formats with a client housed at Twin Rivers.  Messages contained information of a sexually explicit nature. It appears that the contact had been going on since at least October, 2015. 

A search warrant was served and a phone and computer seized.  Evidence found on the cellular phone supported the initial allegation.  A number of interviews have been conducted with staff and clients of Twin Rivers.