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Nearly 300 sue over alleged sexual abuse at LA County juvenile halls and camps

LOS ANGELES — For five decades, boys and girls in Los Angeles County juvenile camps and detention halls have suffered repeated sexual assaults at the hands of probation and detention officers, according to a lawsuit filed by nearly 300 former detainees.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 27, 2022

Widespread sexual abuse of girls plagued LA County detention camp, women allege

LOS ANGELES — At least 20 women say they were sexually assaulted over the course of a dozen years at Camp Scott, Los Angeles County's all-girls juvenile detention facility, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2022