A state investigation recently found a list of violations at Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, which it said put patients in immediate danger. The center says, since then, it has taken corrective action.

The former CEO of a San Antonio mental health center was arrested Monday in North Carolina on child sex charges. Some of the alleged crimes date back more than two decades.

Jacob Cuellar, 45, was denied a medical license in North Carolina because of a prior conviction related to pornography.

Jacob Cueller, 45, is accused of sexually assaulting a girl on an ongoing basis.

Jacob Cuellar, 44, is charged with continuous sex abuse of a child under the age of 14.

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is dealing with a surge of admissions and is attributing the increase in mental health needs in the community to the COVID-19 pandemic.