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CINCINNATI - A Mt. Healthy woman who served as a foster parent in Hamilton County for more than 10 years is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning to answer to child rape charges that happened while she served as a babysitter.

Police arrested Barbara Brooks, 62, of Mt. Healthy, Thursday morning after she was wanted on two felony rape warrants. Brook allegedly raped two children she babysat over a several-year period about 12 years ago.

Brooks is scheduled to answer to those charges during an arraignment hearing in a Hamilton County courtroom at 9 a.m.

The alleged rape victims, who were 7 and 12 when the sexual abuse occurred, are now ages 23 and 18. One of those victims recently brought the accusations to police. The identities of those victims have not been released.

Brooks was a foster parent affiliated with Hamilton County and served in that capacity from 1996-2008, said Brian Gregg, a spokesperson for Hamilton County Job and Family Services.

One of her foster children made a child sex abuse claim against her in 2008, which likely led to the end of her foster parent stint, Gregg said.  Cincinnati police did not find enough evidence to press charges, according to Gregg. HCJFS did their own investigation and decided to pull children from her care. Soon after, Brooks informed the county she was no longer willing to serve as a foster parent.

Gregg says HCJFS is working with Cincinnati police on the investigation to see if there are any other past foster children who were targeted.

As of Friday morning, Brooks remains behind bars at the Hamilton County Justice Center awaiting her arraignment. Brooks was being held at the justice center on a $50,000 bond for each felony counts.

Officials have not released any additional details at this time.


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