Ex Radnor Troubled Youth Teacher Pleads Guilty

RANOR, PA – The former teacher for troubled youth at a Radnor Township facility pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a 16-year-old student, according to court documents.

Nina Scott, 29, of Downingtown, pleaded guilty to one felony count of institutional sexual assault of minor in a Delaware County court Monday, July 31.

Scott faced a total of 34 felony counts of institutional sexual assault of a minor, 34 counts of corruption of a minor, one felony count of concealment of the whereabouts of a child, and one count of interfering with with the custody of a committed person.

All charges, save for the one count of institutional sexual assault of minor, were dismissed in the plea agreement, according to court documents.

Scott faces three to 23 months prison time and a maximum of five years probation, court records show.

Scott also must comply with rules and regulations governing Probation and or Parole including Sex Offenders
Under DNA analysis; comply with special rules and regulations of Adult Probation and Parole governing sexual offenders; be placed on electronic monitor for three months; and comply with all program regulations.

Scott will also undergo a Sexual Offenders Assessment Board review.

Scott was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student at the Village, a school for trauma stricken and behaviorally troubled youth, between February and October 2016, according to Radnor Police.

Scott was arrested on Jan. 31 after the victim's room at a Luzerne County youth services center was searched and staff found a journal where the victim made romantic references about Scott and letters from Scott to the victim.

Scott and the victim initially denied their relationship to police, but Scott later admitted to having sexual contact with the victim inside theVillage and in Scott's car, according to police.

theVillage "provides child welfare, residential programs, mental health, and prevention services to children and families in Philadelphia and neighboring counties," according to its website. theVillage's Rosemont location offers residential services and outpatient therapy services and serves as its administrative headquarters.

"We received notification of an allegation of abuse against one of our staff members in October 2016 related to a former resident of our program," a statement issued Wednesday from theVillage said. "The staff member’s employment was immediately and indefinitely suspended without pay at that time."

The statement said that Scott was terminated in December.

"It was our initial understanding that the alleged incidents did not occur on our property as no criminal investigation was conducted on our campus," the statement reads. "This afternoon we learned from Radnor Township Police that they have reason to believe some alleged incidents did occur on school property."

In the statement, theVillage says authorities working on the case have the organization's "full support and complete cooperation."

Scott isn't the only employee of theVillage to be accused of crimes related to students.

Maya Danee Johnson, 35, of Philadelphia, was charged in February with corruption of minors and disorderly conduct after allegedly showing three juvenile students and one adult student "provocative" pictures of herself and a video of her masturbating, as well as being accused of flashing her buttocks students multiple times.

Johnson does not have a trial date set and had all charges except for corruption of minors dropped, according to court records.

Image via Radnor Township Police