Foster Home Mom Arrested for Sex Abuse, Drugs

(Manitowoc, Wisconsin) A 25-year-old foster home mentor, Stacy Klein, was arrested and charged with repeated felony sexual assault of a child, delivery of cocaine and delivery of marijuana. Klein allegedly raped a 15-year-old boy on multiple occasions and supplied him with drugs at her home and at The Moorings, a foster care facility for delinquent boys placed by court order.

The Moorings is run by Milwaukee-based New Beginnings. After the allegations became known, Manitowoc County Human Services Department Director Tom Stanton terminated the contract with New Beginnings and The Moorings was closed. Other residents have been relocated to other facilities. Klein was fired from her position.

Klein waived her right to a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in Manitowoc County Circuit Court to all charges. She is free on $10,000 bond and instructed not to have contact with anyone under 18, except for her own child. Klein's next court appearance is a June 21 scheduling conference. (H/T Don Morgenstern)