Oklahoma -- A staff member at the L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs - a maximum-security institution in Oklahoma for juvenile offenders - was injured when she fought off repeated rape attempts by a 14-year-old inmate, authorities said.
Police said Tuesday that the 56-year-old Sand Springs woman, was bitten on the nose, right forearm and right thumb during the ordeal, which lasted more than two hours.
The staff member was doing bed checks about 10:40 p.m. Monday when the teenager complained to her about noises in his cell. When she opened his door to investigate, the teen grabbed her and pulled her into his room, with the door slamming shut behind them.
Once inside, the 14-year-old told the woman that he was going to rape her, and he proceeded to sexually maul her for more than an hour off and on.
The staff member fought off each sexual advance until the teenager, apparently feeling guilty, started apologizing to her. The teen eventually fell asleep and that the woman continued to cry out for help for more than an hour.
It was claimed that the center has a high turnover rate for staff and is understaffed most of the time.
From July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, 53 assaults on staffers occurred at the center. That was nearly a 40 percent drop from the previous year. From July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, 85 inmate-on-staff assaults were reported.
179 juveniles are housed at Rader and that only a small number of them have attacked staffers.
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