A former Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services employee has been indicted following a months long investigation, according to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and news reports in late September 2020.
Lauren, 26, was charged with two counts of sexual battery, one count of child exploitation and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Authorities allege the conduct involved two juveniles who were in her care. The indictment also alleges she harbored a runaway child on two occasions.
Officials say she worked for the agency for almost four years before she was fired in February. The case was investigated by the agency’s Special Investigation Unit, the Attorney General’s Office and the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office, then presented to a grand jury on September 23. Police said key evidence was recovered from her cell phone.
After learning of the indictment, Lauren turned herself in and was released on a $70,000 bond set by Circuit Court Judge Kelly Mims. An indictment is an accusation, and she is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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