ARTICLE TAG

sexual abuse

3/29/2023

Former Employee of a New York Juvenile Facility for Girls Accused of Rape

A former staffer at a juvenile facility on Long Island has been jailed following “serious and troubling allegations” that he drugged and raped a 15-year-old girl in his care earlier this year.

Lawsuit Alleges at Least 70 Girls Were Sexually Abused by Los Angeles Juvenile Probation Staff

8/25/2022

A Terrible New Number Emerges: Lawsuit Alleges at Least 70 Girls Were Sexually Abused by Los Angeles Juvenile Probation Staff

Two lawsuits claim that Los Angeles County probation staff raped, molested and harassed at least 70 girls in youth detention centers.

After Experiencing Abuse, Safety Can Become a Contradiction

6/16/2022

After Experiencing Abuse, Safety can Become a Contradiction

I feel safe when I am with those close to me. But, the comfort they provide is fleeting because I am constantly on guard, writes Luna Busch.

Staff Abuse Children and Incite Violence at ‘Deplorable’ Tennessee Detention Center, Report Finds

5/3/2022

Staff Abuse Children and Incite Violence at ‘Deplorable’ Tennessee Detention Center, Report Finds

Teenagers at a Tennessee detention facility have been sexually abused, locked in isolation cells for 23 hours a day and set up by staff to fight each other, two prominent advocacy groups have found.

Lawsuit Alleges at Least 70 Girls Were Sexually Abused by Los Angeles Juvenile Probation Staff

3/11/2022

Lawsuit Details a Dozen Years of Sexual Abuse Inside Now-closed L.A. Youth Detention Facility

In a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles County, survivors of “predatory” county probation employees describe rapes and other sexual assaults at a juvenile detention facility over more than a decade.

5/23/2021

Why We Need To Shift the Power in Sexual Assault Investigations

Louise Godbold of Echo Training argues that any effort to make the process trauma-informed must be be led by survivors of abuse

    4/22/2021

    Write the Truth and Show the Pain of Child Sexual Abuse

    As professionals who deal with maltreatment cases in a variety of forums, we write about child sexual abuse. Our audience includes attorneys, social workers, health and education professionals, and sometimes the general public.

    2/23/2021

    California Goes After License of Dr. Patrick Clyne, Pediatrician Long Suspected of Child Abuse

    The state of California has taken its first formal action to end the medical career of Santa Clara County’s former chief pediatrician for children in foster care, 20 years after allegations surfaced that he had sexually abused boys living in his home and patients as young as 6 years old.

    6/7/2020

    Patrick Clyne, California Doctor Long Accused of Abusing Foster Youth, Is Sued

    The former chief pediatrician for Santa Clara County’s foster care system – a one-time foster and adoptive parent who has been accused of sexual abuse by more than a dozen children and teens since 2001 – is now facing his first lawsuit.