Counselor jailed for sex with teen
A female juvenile probation counselor at Los Pinos youth facility has been sentenced to a year in jail for engaging in unlawful sex with a 17-year-old inmate and helping him after he escaped from custody, authorities said Monday.
Beccy Hasselbarth, 36, of Murrieta pleaded guilty last week to committing several felonious sex acts in 2005 with the boy, whose name was not released. The acts were committed at the facility while he was under her supervision.
Hasselbarth also pleaded guilty to continuing the unlawful sexual relationship with the teen after he escaped from the facility and of helping him by giving him money.
The crimes came to light when the victim reported them to a social worker while in custody in Los Angeles.
-- David Haldane
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