A former Lake County Community Corrections officer is facing more charges after the same inmate provided more information on their alleged sexual relationship.
Andrea Rebeles, 24, of Whiting, was charged Tuesday with Level 4 felony sexual misconduct, trafficking with an inmate, and misdemeanor trafficking.
The inmate, who was 17 when the relationship started, said Rebeles gave him fast food and a THC vape pen.
In a police interview in February, the inmate said he first had sex with Rebeles on Nov. 2, 2024, when she took him to the library for a phone call with his relative. Their sexual relationship continued through at least January 2025.
Text messages and jail calls between the pair appeared to show Rebeles was pregnant at one point, according to an affidavit.
He has since turned 18 and was transferred to another state prison.
Investigators appeared to have learned of the relationship after correctional officer Donald Robinson’s phone was found in August 2025 in the inmate’s cell. Robinson, Rebeles’ co-worker and friend, was fired. He said he gave the inmate the cell phone, but denied giving him the vape pen.
Robinson was charged with trafficking with an inmate. The case is pending.
The inmate told investigators Rebeles started talking to him because he “kept” the prison pod “cool,” meaning calm and without fights.
Once the relationship was discovered, she was charged in January. Her next hearing in that case is Friday.
Rebeles’ new charges also implicate a second former female correctional officer — her friend — in a sexual relationship with a different inmate at the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center. The Post-Tribune is not naming her, since public court filings do not show charges.
The affidavit alleges each inmate was a “lookout” for the other while they were having sex with an officer.
