A series of recently filed civil complaints allege that more than 100 children were sexually assaulted over the years by staff members at a San Diego…
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs allege that between 1994 and 2020, their clients were sexually abused by staff members and threatened in order to keep them from reporting the abuseA series of recently filed civil complaints allege that more than 100 children were sexually assaulted over the years by staff members at a San Diego County -owned emergency shelter for children.
The complaints allege the county, which owns and operates the center through its Health and Human Services Agency, failed to have adequate employee background checks and screening processes and failed in its duty to protect children placed in its care."There was an institutional failure to adequately staff the facility and monitor employees so that children would not be left alone in circumstances that invited sexual abuse," the complaint read.
1998: Plaintiff alleges at 9 years old he was regularly sexually assaulted in his bedroom by his abuser The complaints were filed by Slater Slater Schulman LLP, a national law firm that frequently takes up cases involving sexual abuse.
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