The Office of Inspector General for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department issued the following press release Friday afternoon:
On August 11, 2022, former Juvenile Supervision Officer (JSO) Cailey Laughard, 25, was convicted on two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child and Improper Relationship with a Person in Custody in Brown County. These offenses are 2nd degree felonies in the Texas Penal Code.
Laughard was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication probation, 45 days in jail, and a $1,000 fine. In addition, Laughard is required to register as a sex offender for life.
The conviction stemmed from an investigation conducted by the Office of Inspector General in January 2019 that involved allegations of misconduct by an employee at the TrueCore Behavioral Solutions, which is a contract care facility for youth in Brownwood.
The case was prosecuted by the Special Prosecution Unit. The Office of Inspector General is the independent law enforcement agency that is statutorily responsible for investigating criminal allegations involving TJJD juveniles, TJJD employees, TJJD facilities, contractors, or programs of the Texas juvenile justice system.
Anyone can report allegations of misconduct to the Incident Reporting Center by emailing a complaint to [email protected], or finally by calling a 24-hour-a-day toll free hotline 1-866-477-8354.
Historical TJJD incident data can be found on the Open Data Portal of Texas.gov https://data.texas.gov/dataset/Incident_Reporting/d5x8-xxfd