Staff member at Nexus Gerard campus sexually abused 3 vulnerable teens, state investigators found

The Minnesota Department of Human Services determined that a staff member at Nexus Family Healing’s Gerard campus sexually abused three teenagers.

The abuse at the psychiatric treatment facility in Austin happened over several months between October 2025 and February 2026, according to a DHS maltreatment report issued Nov. 5. One of the teens told investigators the abuse happened “at least, if not over, 50 times.”

The DHS investigator reached out to local law enforcement about the reported abuse and was told that police received multiple reports about the allegations but didn’t investigate further. A captain with the Austin Police Department told 5 INVESTIGATES he was “not aware of any formal request” to assist the state with its investigation.

The maltreatment report said the staff member in question no longer works at Nexus, but previously had multiple incidents of “corr...