A set of newly filed lawsuits by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities makes more than 200 people who have launched such cases since May. A law firm said Wednesday it filed claims on behalf of more than 60 people.
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FILE - The entrance to the state-run Loysville Youth Development Center is seen in Loysville, Pa., May 20, 2024. HARRISBURG, Pa. — A set of lawsuits was filed Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities, making more than 200 people to have
The New York-based Levy Konigsberg firm said it filed on behalf of more than 60 people, alleging government-run and private facilities did not protect their clients when they were children.“Despite the decades separating their experiences, these dozens of survivors experienced disturbingly similar patterns of abuse across the various facilities, evidencing systemic failures at these institutions in protecting children from harm,” the law firm said in a news release.
The filings on Wednesday included 10 people suing the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services in Dauphin County, where the state capital of Harrisburg is located, for claims of abuse inside state-operated facilities. Together with the allegations filed earlier this year, 45 clients of Levy Konigsberg have sued the state.
The new negligence and breaach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against Human Services says the plaintiffs were sexually abused by guards, counselors and other staff members “who were supposed to be watching out for them” inside the Loysville Youth Development Center, the North Central Secure Treatment Unit in Danville and the South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit near Chambersburg.
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