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May 15, 2024 – “Among the allegations were multiple episodes of improperly restraining, punching, choking, physically abusing juvenile residents, handcuffing a minor resident to the bed,as well as unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature from a supervisor.” The court document goes on to detail sexual abuse allegations against staff members from 14 people who were once teenage residents at the youth rehab and detention center. In 2016, a 16-year-old boy said he was raped by a male staff member while another male staff member blocked the door from inside his room, the lawsuit said. The boy reported the rape to his case manager, who is accused of instructing him not to tell anyone else about it, according to the court document. The case manager then recommended the teen’s time at the center be extended, turning his one-year stay into three years, the lawsuit said.

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