TULSA, Okla. — An employee for the Tulsa County juvenile detention center is suspended pending an investigation into "suspicious behavior," according to a press release from Tulsa County.
On Nov. 20, a Tulsa County Juvenile Detention home officer observed suspicious behavior between a staff employee and a minor.
Tulsa County says supervisors reported the incident right away and the employee was immediately suspended for an apparent policy violation.
The Tulsa Police Department was also contacted and is investigating.
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2 News spoke with juvenile center manager David Parker.
"This employee saw something that was not within our practices," said Parker, when asked about the report.
Parker also spoke about processes currently in place at the center.
"We have all these things in place to make sure we hold each other accountable," said Parker. "As long as I'm there, we're going to continue to build that culture of being transparent, and letting everybody know what goes on in there."
Tulsa County says it doesn't believe any other employees or residents were involved.
No information was given regarding the nature of the incident or the identity of the employee.
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