Six brave survivors of child sexual abuse perpetrated by staff members at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center have come forward to seek justice. Represented by Levy Konigsberg Attorneys, six survivors filed sexual abuse lawsuits this week against Atlantic County for the sexual abuse they suffered while confined at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center at the hands of employees.
Our legal team is leading the way in investigating child sexual abuse claims at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center and other facilities throughout New Jersey.
For many years, New Jersey’s most vulnerable children have been sexually abused, neglected, and traumatized at juvenile detention centers throughout the state, including Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center. New Jersey’s practice of incarcerating children for largely minor offenses rather than, at minimum, creating a safe space for children to be rehabilitated and prepare to be successful outside of juvenile detention caused untold numbers of vulnerable children to be subjected to regular sexual abuse perpetrated by staff members. There have been numerous documented and publicized incidents of abuse perpetrated by staff members at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center.
According to the lawsuit, many different staff at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center were involved in sexual abuse, such as:
- Counselors
- Supervisors
- Guards
- Corrections Officers
- And others
Despite the widespread and well-known sexual abuse of children at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center, little has been done to protect these children or to punish their abusers. It is this pattern of negligence on the part of Atlantic County that has prompted the filing of these lawsuits. The shocking negligence in Atlantic County’s failure to stop the sexual abuse of children at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center is detailed in the complaints that were filed this week.
Leading the Way for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Levy Konigsberg and its team of dedicated trial attorneys are at the forefront of childhood sexual abuse litigation, having filed hundreds of lawsuits nationwide on behalf of survivors.
In announcing this week’s filings, a Levy Konigsberg attorney stated:
“As children, these survivors were sent to Harborfields where they had an expectation of safety, security, and rehabilitation. However, instead of care and compassion, these children were subjected to brutal sexual abuse at the hands of the adult employees entrusted with their protection. Despite the widespread knowledge of the prevalence of sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities, there is no evidence at Atlantic County undertook efforts to protect children in its custody from this known threat. These lawsuits brought by courageous survivors seek justice for the many years of rampant and systematic sexual abuse inflicted on children at Atlantic County Youth Detention Center that likely continues to this day.”
Levy Konigsberg represents hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse at and plans to continue fighting tirelessly on their behalf.
Levy Konigsberg is a nationwide trial law firm with a proven track record of representing survivors of sexual abuse. We have the strength, size, and resources needed to file lawsuits against government agencies, religious groups, medical institutions, and more. If you want to know if you can file a claim for child sexual abuse that occurred at Harborfields – Atlantic County Youth Detention Center, or another juvenile detention facility in New Jersey, then speak with our team today.
Please call 800-315-3806 now and request a free, initial consultation with our firm.