Nearly 300 File Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse at LA County Juvenile Halls
LOS ANGELES—Nearly 300 boys and girls were allegedly sexually assaulted, harassed, and abused for decades by Los Angeles County probation and detention officers, according to a lawsuit recently filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The 359-page lawsuit filed Dec. 20 alleges minor detainees at Los Angeles County juvenile camps and detention centers were abused during the time of their mandated detainment. Lawyers for the 279 plaintiffs say the county is being accused of failing hundreds of minors due to a lack of adequate hiring policies to screen for potential sexual predators within its facilities, and for not providing appropriate training and supervision for their staff….