Helping Survivors
Category: Juvenile Detention Sex Abuse
Nearly 1,000 complaints of mistreatment and concerning conditions have been filed this year by young people held within Oregon’s juvenile justice system, marking the highest number of reports since…
A former teacher at the Adair County Juvenile Detention Center in Kentucky, Elena Bardin, 27, was sentenced last Thursday to 14 years in prison after being convicted of sexual…
A new lawsuit filed on October 10, 2025 brings six additional former youth into the growing number of individuals accusing the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) of ignoring sexual abuse allegations at…
Attorneys representing over 200 women are calling for a federal investigation into rampant sexual abuse at juvenile bootcamps run by the Los Angeles County probation department. This plea comes…
A new lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court is shedding light on troubling allegations of sexual assault at a youth detention center in the District of Columbia. The lawsuit…
A New Jersey judge will soon take charge of the mounting legal challenges stemming from allegations of child sexual abuse at the state’s juvenile detention centers. With more than…
In a powerful and emotional rally outside the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, survivors of sexual abuse in New Jersey’s juvenile jails voiced their anger and frustration at…
Three Survivors File Federal Lawsuit Against Maryland Juvenile Detention Centers Filed in the U.S. District Court of Maryland, the lawsuit accuses former staff and administrators at Thomas J.S. Waxter…
Decades of Abuse at Henry County Community Corrections Exposed Numerous former detainees at Henry County Community Corrections have come forward to accuse a former deputy director, Jason Bertram, and…
Eleven survivors have come forward to file lawsuits against Camden County, New Jersey, alleging they were sexually abused while confined at the Camden County Youth Detention Center, also known…
What Was Red Rock Canyon School? Red Rock Canyon School, once located in St. George, Utah, was part of the troubled teen industry—private residential treatment facilities designed to help…
Lakeland Behavioral Health System in Springfield, Missouri, is at the center of a series of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by employees at its juvenile treatment facility. Two lawsuits filed…
Survivors of child sexual abuse in Maryland have a critical deadline fast approaching. They must file their lawsuits by May 31, 2025, to ensure that they are not impacted…
A lawsuit filed on April 29, 2025, in King County Superior Court alleges systemic negligence by the county in its handling of sexual abuse claims at its juvenile and…
In recent years, the state of Maryland has seen an alarming increase in lawsuits filed by individuals who allege they were sexually abused while detained in state-run juvenile detention…
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