Sandra Johnson accused of making New Year's Eve a little too happy for juvenile sex offenders -- by letting them drink in group home

Plenty of adults will let teens below the legal drinking age sneak a sip on New Year's Eve, just as Sandra Johnson allegedly did. Problem is, Johnson was on the job -- as an overnight supervisor at Lampkin Group Center For Boys II, a privately run home for juvenile sex...

By Michael Roberts

April 13, 2010

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Plenty of adults will let teens below the legal drinking age sneak a sip on New Year's Eve, just as Sandra Johnson allegedly did.

Problem is, Johnson was on the job -- as an overnight supervisor at Lampkin Group Center For Boys II, a privately run home for juvenile sex offenders.

Which is why she's currently facing a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Denver District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough has the details.

"Earlier this month, a juvenile probation officer went to the facility to meet with a juvenile probation client, and he found a camera memory card," Kimbrough says. "He asked the kids, 'What is this?,' and one of them said, 'I just found it' -- so he confiscated it. And later, it was discovered that the memory card held both still photos and video photos of some of the juvenile probation clients from the facility drinking alcoholic beverages."

The photos had been taken on New Year's Eve, and Johnson "is alleged to have allowed this to happen while she was supervising the facility on an overnight shift," Kimbrough continues.

Johnson was advised of the charges against her in Denver District Court today. She's due for a preliminary hearing on May 4.

By which time that New Year's celebration will have long since soured.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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