Criminal,
Civil Rights,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 14, 2021
Suit says LA County allowed sex abuse of girls in detention
“The county had taken these young girls into their care,” the plaintiffs’ attorney, Justin H. King of Rancho Cucamonga, said in an interview Tuesday. “And while they were in their care, some of the most horrific conduct that could have occurred in any situation occurred.”
Seven women filed a civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles County, its probation department and several officers, alleging that as minors they were sexually assaulted and manipulated at juvenile centers.
"The county had taken these young girls into their care," the plaintiffs' attorney, Justin H. King of Rancho Cucamonga, said in an interview Tuesday. "And while they were in their care, some of the most horrific conduct that could...
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