DES MOINES | A Hospers, Iowa, social worker faces a November hearing before a state licensing board that charged her with having an improper relationship with a former client.

The client said for a long time she would avoid going out to her usual places in fear of seeing the social worker. (Photo / Stock Image 123RF) ...

O’Rourke was first arrested on June 30 and charged under Maine’s gross sexual assault law, which makes it a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison for a social worker to ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say a Portland social worker remained on the job months after state regulators were first made aware of a complaint that he was having a sexual relationship with ...

Bailey has signed a settlement agreement, voluntarily surrendering her social workers’ license. A 62-year-old social worker from rural Newton who’s accused of having sex with a client has ...

A licensed social worker in Columbus, Ohio, who worked as a counselor with the youth, was accused of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with a 13-year-old client. Payton Shires, 24, was arrested ...

News On 6. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- A licensed social worker, Stephen Kristic, has been charged with 11 counts of sexual battery after performing hypnosis on his clients.

Former social worker who had sex with 13-year-old client sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison Additionally, Payton Shires will have to register as a Tier 2 sex offender for 25 years. To stream ...

Social worker who had sex with 13-year-old client pleads guilty, faces nearly 30 years in prison Payton Shires, 24, is scheduled to be sentenced next month. She faces 28.5 years in prison.

An Ohio social worker accused of having sex with a 13-year-old client now faces additional charges after she allegedly threatened to harm herself while at the boy's family's home.

Social worker Payton Shires, 24, is charged with having sex with a 13-year-old boy after she reportedly admitted to the crime over the phone with his mother and police.