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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Los Angeles County will pay $2.7M to teen boy attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility

Los Angeles County on Monday agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention center in so-called “gladiator fights” that were allegedly facilitated by probation officers.

The boy's beating in 2023 at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall was captured on surveillance video that also showed several officials standing idly by and some of them shaking hands with the participants in the beating.

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