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Woman accused of inappropriate relationship with teen

DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Westmoreland County woman is facing sex charges for having an inappropriate relationship with a teenager.

Investigators said Rebecca Dunn, 44, was a contract employee for a local alternative school for juveniles.

“We went there for one case and ended up catching another case,” said Derry Police Chief Randy Glick.

Police went to Dunn’s Derry apartment looking for the 17-year-old boy because they say he was wanted for an armed robbery after escaping the Westmoreland County facility.

“The juvenile was in the bedroom in bed, not fully dressed, so that led them to have questions,” Glick said.

Police say Dunn met the teenager at Outside Inn School, where she worked as a subcontracted cafeteria worker. Channel 11 was told the food service company is from out of state.

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“(Her) claim is, I met this person and they were nice and I was trying to help them ... well, that’s not the kind of help he needed,” Glick said.

"She's under a lot of stress right now. She's not a bad human being at all," said Michael Ferguson, Dunn's attorney. "She's just trying to struggle through this initiation of these things."

Police say Dunn told them she didn’t know the teen was under 18. She allegedly admitted to having sex with him, but her attorney tells Channel 11 there are questions about witness credibility.

“In all criminal cases, the allegations are just that,” Ferguson said. “They are allegations; they are proof of nothing. So regardless of how salacious they may appear to be, they are proof of nothing.”

Police say Dunn no longer works at Outside Inn School or the contracted food service company. Channel 11 reached out to both the school and the contracted company, but didn’t hear back.

 

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