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A Santa Clarita Valley juvenile camp therapist pleaded no contest to felony child abuse, officials said Friday. Ana Patricia Moennich, 37, worked as a therapist at Camp Mendenhall, a probation camp in the Lake Hughes area, where the victim served a juvenile sentence, said Deputy District Attorney Seth Carmack.

Juvenile Camp Therapist Pleads No Contest To Child Abuse

A Santa Clarita Valley juvenile camp therapist pleaded no contest to felony child abuse, officials said Friday.


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Ana Patricia Moennich, 37, worked as a therapist at Camp Mendenhall, a probation camp in the Lake Hughes area, where the victim served a juvenile sentence, said Deputy District Attorney Seth Carmack.

She pleaded no contest — which is considered a guilty plea by the court — to one count, and received a two-year suspended sentence, and five years of formal probation.

She was ordered to complete 60 days of community labor, and ordered to undergo counseling.

A protective order was placed against her so she can’t legally contact the victim, a 16-year-old boy.

Moennich was charged with having sexual relations with the teen between April 27, 2013, and Nov. 22, 2013, while he attended therapy sessions.

A criminal complaint against Moennich cites three charges: contact with a minor for sexual offense, oral copulation of a person under 18 and child molestation.

She was initially arrested Aug. 29, and she was released on $50,000 bail later that day.

She faced six years in state prison if convicted of all charges.

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Juvenile Camp Therapist Pleads No Contest To Child Abuse

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