Mentor accused of indecency with a child at Fort Bend County juvenile detention facility

Deborah Helen Sutter, 64, is accused of using her position as a mentor at the Fort Bend County juvenile detention facility to sexually abuse a child in detention. Deborah Helen Sutter, 64, is accused of using her position as a mentor at the Fort Bend County juvenile detention facility to sexually abuse a child in detention. Photo: Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Photo: Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Mentor accused of indecency with a child at Fort Bend County juvenile detention facility 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

A woman who volunteered as a mentor at the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center is accused indecency with a child at the facility, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office reports.

Deborah Helen Sutter, 64, of Rosenberg, was arrested Tuesday, May 22 and charged with indecency with a child, a second degree felony, the sheriff's office said in a Wednesday press release. The investigation began May 16.

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Surveillance footage captured alleged improper contact between Sutter and a juvenile in custody. Detectives met with the facility's staff and reviewed the footage of Sutter's visits, and found there were several occasions that Sutter made sexual contact with the juvenile, the sheriff's office reports.

Sutter has been a mentor at the facility for about three years. Detectives are gathering information on all other juveniles with whom Sutter has had contact, the sheriff's office said.

"This case is disturbing and disgusting," Sheriff Troy Nehls said in a news release. "Here is a woman who completely took advantage of her position as a mentor to behave as a predator."

Sutter allegedly admitted to committing indecency with a child during interviews with investigators, according to the news release. She is currently in the Fort Bend County Jail with bond set at $50,000.

The mentoring program is set up by the Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Department, which runs background checks and fingerprint checks on the mentors annually, the sheriff's office said.