Sexual Allegations Prompt Review Of Man’s License
Robert Dirks Licensed By State Of Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. —
A 32-year-old Lincoln man has been accused of having sex with a patient at the teen treatment center where he worked.
Police charged Robert Dirks, a former employee of the treatment center, with sexual abuse of a protected individual.
Dirks is a licensed foster parent with the state of Nebraska.
The victim was a 16-year-old girl, police said. The girl told a counselor about the sexual relationship. The relationship lasted about a month and ended in January, according to police.
According to police spokeswoman Katie Flood, the girl had been a patient at Turning Point residential treatment center for about a year.Dirks is accused of inappropriately touching the girl at the center, at 1430 South St., and engaging in a sexual act at a city Park, Flood said.
Besides a traffic ticket, Dirks has never been in trouble with the law.According to court documents, the teen said the two would touch each other at the center when other staff and clients weren’t looking.
She also said Dirks took her and a 17-year-old girl to parks. The 17-year-old apparently witnessed some of the intimate encounters at the parks, according to court documents.
“He obviously had direct contact with her on a regular basis,” Flood said.
A Health and Humans Services employee said Dirks’ foster license is under review. Dirks and his wife have lived since September at residential housing run by Christian Heritage.The four foster children living with them were removed on Jan. 27.
All were teenage boys older than 15.Christian Heritage’s CEO said, “While our concern is first and foremost for the children entrusted to our care, we are also concerned for the entire Dirks family.
“Dirks was released from jail after posting $10,000 of a $100,000 bond.His next court appearance is Feb. 26
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