A former Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services employee faces four charges of having sex with a teenager in foster care 24 years ago.
Mary McClellan Laughinghouse, 55, of Beech Tree Court in Danville faces two charges of taking incident liberties with a minor in Pittsylvania County.
Laughinghouse was also indicted on two charges of taking indecent liberties with a minor in Danville.
The charges stem from allegations dating back to 1989, according to court records.
A Pittsylvania County grand jury indicted Laughinghouse in February, but the charges were sealed until Laughinghouse’s recent arrest.
A Danville grand jury indicted Laughinghouse two weeks ago.
The county indictments date the allegations between Jan. 1, 1989, and July 1, 1989, and July 1, 1989, and July 1, 1990.
The Danville allegations are dated Jan. 1, 1989.
Laughinghouse was 31 years old at the time.
Virginia State Police Special Agent G.R. Snead filed a search warrant for Laughinghouse’s personnel and training records from the social services office in Tightsqueeze on March 31, 2011.
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