A Texas Youth Commission administrator charged with sexually abusing teenage inmates got continuing support from a supervisor despite recurring allegations against him, a newspaper investigation has found. Ray Brookins is the former assistant superintendent of the West Texas State School in Pyote, where a sex scandal erupted in February. He pleaded not guilty this month to charges of sexually abusing young inmates.The scandal has led to the resignations of several top youth commission officials, including the executive director and board.Lydia Barnard, a former high-ranking director at the commission, chose not to fire or demote Brookins on at least five occasions over five years amid multiple abuse warnings and even though he was caught browsing pornographic Web sites at work, according to agency records obtained by The Dallas Morning News....
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