How Could You? Hall of Shame-Selena Marie Baxter

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From Granbury, Texas,”a juvenile jail counselor has been arrested after authorities said she had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy.

Texas Rangers arrested Selena Marie Baxter, 29, and charged her with violating the civil rights of a person in custody and indecency with a child by sexual contact.

Baxter, who is a licensed professional counselor intern with the Texas Department of State Health Services, allegedly met the boy while working at Lake Granbury Youth Services – a juvenile jail.

Hidalgo County sent the teen to the juvenile jail in October 2014, and that’s when he met Baxter while she provided counseling to him, KGBT reported.

In June he returned home and his mother found inappropriate text messages on his phone that she sent, KGBT reported.

The messages included naked photos of Baxter and comments, including ‘Babe I have never felt this much for anyone as I feel for you. I am so in love with you.’

The concerned mother contacted Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office and also spoke with Texas Rangers about the messages she found.

After a six-month investigation, authorities determined that Baxter traveled to Rio Grande Valley for the ‘Life in Color’ concert at State Farm Arena with the boy, KGBT reported.

When questioned by investigators, the teen said they engaged in sexual activity at the Holiday Inn Express in McAllen, Texas.

Baxter is being held at the Hidalgo County jail and it’s unclear if she has a lawyer.”

Juvenile jail counselor, 29, arrested for ‘having sex with 16-year-old boy she was counselling’ [Daily Mail 1/5/16 by Regina F. Graham]

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