An Ohio social worker has been arrested for having sex with a 13-year-old boy assigned to her as a lawyer, according to police and local reports.
Payton Shires, 24, allegedly admitted to the disturbing behavior during a call with the child’s mother and detectives from the Columbus Police Department, according to reports.
The Shires of Mount Sterling previously worked with the National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP), a group that specializes in working with families involved in the foster care system, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
It remains unclear whether he was assigned to the boy through NYAP.
The boy’s mother called police on Sept. 27 to report her suspicions after allegedly discovering inappropriate text messages between her son and Shires, court documents show.
Police allegedly searched the phone and found recordings of the boy and Shires having sex.
When investigators interviewed the boy, he reportedly admitted to having sex with Shires at least twice in September.
Shires was arrested Friday after allegedly admitting his behavior with the boy to his mother on a police-monitored call.
Payton Shires, 24, was arrested Friday and is being held on $500,000 bond.
Shires social worker license was issued last June. He allegedly confessed to having sex with the teenage boy.LinkedIn
He is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, according to WSYX, and is being held on $500,000 bond.
State records show the social worker was licensed in June.
“The National Youth Ombudsman Program is saddened by the situation involving one of our former employees and a young person serving with our organization,” the organization said in a statement.
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