Brooklyn Center Group Home Employee Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct Involving Vulnerable Adult Resident
Published: May 25th 2026
BROOKLYN CENTER: A Brooklyn Park woman has been charged in Hennepin County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a prohibited occupational relationship after authorities alleged she engaged in sexual conduct with a vulnerable adult client at a group home where she worked in Brooklyn Center
According to the criminal complaint, Brooklyn Center police responded on May 20, 2026, to a group home in Brooklyn Center on a report of a sexual relationship between staff member Yei Sahn Thomas, 34, and a resident of the facility.
The complaint states the resident is a vulnerable adult who lives at the home and receives services there. Thomas was employed at the facility and was responsible for providing care and services to residents.
According to the complaint, the resident told officers that he and Thomas engaged in sexual intercourse approximately four or five times over a three-to-four-month period. The resident reportedly told police the most recent incident occurred about two weeks before officers were contacted.
Investigators also reviewed text messages allegedly exchanged between Thomas and the resident. In one message cited in the complaint, Thomas allegedly wrote that the sexual relationship “was never supposed to happen” and expressed concern about the resident reporting it.
The complaint states Thomas later gave a post-Miranda statement to investigators. After initially denying the allegations, Thomas allegedly admitted to one sexual encounter with the resident that occurred in her vehicle. Court documents state she also acknowledged that she met the resident through her employment at the group home and that they were in a caregiver-client relationship at the time.
Thomas is charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a prohibited occupational relationship, a felony offense carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine ranging from $10,000 to $30,000, along with conditional release requirements if convicted.
Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.