Multiple lawsuits have been filed by over 60 individuals who allege they were sexually abused while in juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania. The lawsuits describe incidents of physical and sexual abuse, including violent rapes, perpetrated by guards, nurses, supervisors, and others. Some victims reported the attacks to staff members but were allegedly ignored or met with disbelief.
A Gaithersburg, Maryland, man was arrested in early May and accused of sexually abusing a minor he was coaching, and Montgomery County police are concerned there may be more victims. https://t.co/1u0wc9iA2I
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania’s juvenile facilities https://t.co/hgvkXUPm91 https://t.co/1Hx3QHsSF7
Police are asking victims of this Gaithersburg man to come forward. https://t.co/gPYMXy69iB
A pitching coach from Gaithersburg has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a minor for over two years. Police believe there could be additional victims. https://t.co/nG0a4GBraG
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday. https://t.co/wDqnvcLXSN
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities https://t.co/wS0rFnFmct
Four related lawsuits were filed Wednesday on behalf of dozens of people who say they suffered physical and sexual abuse, including violent rapes, as children in the care of juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/Li1T4g01Wc
The lawsuits filed in Pa. describe how 66 people — now adults — say they were victimized by guards, nurses, supervisors and others. Some attacks were reported to other staffers and were ignored or met with disbelief, the lawsuits allege. https://t.co/fYWq5CSiHs
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused at Pennslyvania juvenile facilities https://t.co/DxFjrxzXu6
Dozens of children who were sent to juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday. https://t.co/mo8UIYSFy5
More than 60 people who spent time in juvenile placement facilities in Pa. in recent years filed lawsuits saying they were sexually abused by staffers, with accusations ranging from forcible groping to violent and repeated rapes. https://t.co/8erv61eaZk