YOUTH SERVICES worker gets case DISMISSED when male victim says only "7 out of 10" certain of abuse

SCN take: All victims of sexual abuse and assault face a difficult path towards justice. For male victims testifying against female predators, there are unique and complex circumstances trying to hold predators accountable for their actions. It appears the alleged victim in this case faced a difficult and challenging path towards justice, including substance abuse, and ultimately made a single statement that led the judge to completely dismiss the case.

"A Clark County judge dismissed a criminal case against former Daybreak Youth Services staffer Alicia Kaye Stowe on Wednesday."

The case involved allegations of sexual misconduct by Stowe involving a 17-year-old patient at a Brush Prairie, Washington, facility for youth with substance abuse issues.

A jury trial was well underway when Superior Court Judge Jennifer Snider threw out the case. She granted the defense’s request that it be dismissed, basing the decision largely on a single answer from the former patient during his testimony. OPB does not name victims of alleged sexual abuse.

When the former patient took the stand, a prosecuting attorney asked him how certain he was that the allegations against Stowe occurred. He said his certainty level was “7 out of 10.”

“I do not believe it could be argued to the jury based on that statement,” Snider said.

After a brief hug in the hallway, Stowe and her family exited the courthouse.

“I was innocent from the beginning,” Stowe said outside.

The case in Clark County Superior Court is the latest conflict surrounding the now-closed Daybreak Youth Services, which has been the target of several allegations about sexual misconduct by staff and investigations by the Washington State Department of Health. Daybreak officials told OPB they were unfairly targeted by the state and that the allegations are false.

Under Washington law, Stowe was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor, which included charges of having sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old patient and abusing a supervisory position of power over him.

Throughout Stowe’s trial, her defense attorney Jon McMullen made the case that the former patient’s memory was clouded by a history of drug use, and his recollections of the events from four years ago were inaccurate.

“If the alleged victim in the case says, ‘I can’t get better than 70% in terms of the chance of this having happened in the first place,’ that’s not enough to go to the jury,” McMullen said.

The case against Stowe stretches back to 2021. At the time, she provided inpatient care at Daybreak Youth Services in Brush Prairie. The former patient testified that he was trying to get clean from using methamphetamine. In testimony, he described having a crush on Stowe, who was a skills coach.

Multiple court exhibits from Clark County prosecutors described a growing connection between the two involving shared notes, gifts, records of key fob travel by Stowe through restricted parts of the facility and text messages after the patient left Daybreak.

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Clark County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Melinda McMahon made the case that the sexual misconduct at Daybreak led to a sexual relationship after the patient was discharged, while he was living in Lacey, Washington.