California therapist, 26, allegedly groomed and raped boy after he left juvenile hall

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A California clinician is facing felony charges after she allegedly groomed a teenage boy from age 14 — before raping him for three months after he left a juvenile hall where she was assigned as his therapist.

Bay Area prosecutors on Monday hit former behavioral health clinician Sofia Drotts, 26, of San Francisco, with shocking charges including unlawful sexual intercourse in connection with the case.

The mother of the victim, who has not been identified, said Drotts betrayed her family.

“We trusted this professional with our son’s healing and well-being, and that trust was fundamentally shattered,” the teen’s mother said. “Our focus now is entirely on our son’s recovery and protection.”

Drotts was employed at John A. Davis Juvenile Hall in Martinez, where she was assigned the 17-year-old victim as her client, according to investigators.

After the boy was released, he was raped by Drotts between April 1 and July 14, prosecutors charge.

Drotts was arrested by Concord Police on July 14, after cops received a tip from a supervisor at the probation department, prosecutors said. The boy’s family has filed a separate civil case against the county over the matter.

Drotts has since been released, according to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s office.

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She faces other charges including sexual penetration by a foreign object, sending harmful matter to a minor, oral copulation of a person under 18 years of age and possessing child pornography.

The Contra Costa Superior Court will set an arraignment date for Drotts, where she will hear the charges against her, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office said in a statement.

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