CALIFORNIA JUVENILE DETENTION AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUITS

Fighting for Survivors Sexually Abused in Juvenile Detention and Residential Treatment Centers in California

For decades, California’s juvenile detention facilities and youth residential treatment centers have faced allegations of systemic failure in protecting young inmates and patients from sexual abuse. Recently, significant legislative reforms have dramatically extended the statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse lawsuits, empowering more survivors to come forward and pursue justice. This legal landscape shift has prompted a wave of litigation aimed at holding these facilities accountable for past abuses and seeking financial compensation for survivors’ damages.

If you experienced sexual abuse while incarcerated at a juvenile detention center or youth residential treatment center in California, you may now have a strong legal basis to seek recourse under the state’s updated sexual abuse laws. These amendments provide survivors with a renewed opportunity to confront their abusers and seek financial restitution for the physical, emotional, and psychological harm they endured during their confinement.

Levy Konigsberg, renowned for its prowess in handling complex sexual abuse cases nationwide, stands ready to assist survivors in Los Angeles, San Diego, and across California. Whether you seek guidance on navigating the legal process or wish to explore your options for pursuing a lawsuit against a juvenile detention facility or youth residential treatment center, our experienced attorneys are committed to advocating for your rights and ensuring accountability.

History of Child Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention Centers in California

Sexual abuse perpetrated against minors incarcerated in juvenile detention facilities in California has been documented by various investigations and high-profile lawsuits over the years. 

Examples of alleged abuse, and of conditions likely to lead to abuse, include the following:

• From December 2022 to June 2023, a series of lawsuits were filed on behalf of nearly 600 survivors who were sexually abused and harassed at Los Angeles County’s juvenile facilities. The lawsuits, which name L.A. County and over 200 unnamed officers as defendants, involve abuse that occurred at Camp Kilpatrick, Central Juvenile Hall, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, and Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall over a 20-year period. The lawsuits claim that officers and facility officials routinely harmed and threatened youth inmates to keep them silent, provided inmates with contraband in exchange for sexual contact or silence, retaliated against those who reported incidents, and failed to properly train staff and investigate suspected abuse.

• In February 2025, over two dozen individuals filed lawsuits against San Diego County, alleging they were sexually abused while minors incarcerated in San Diego juvenile detention centers.  Plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege they were as young as 11 when they were sexually abused by probation officers while in the custody of San Diego County. The lawsuits allege the sexual abuse spanned from 1970 to 2022 and that the abuse occurred almost daily. According to the lawsuits, the sexual abuse often occurred in bathrooms, showers or cells, and if the child did not accept the sexual abuse or reported it, the officers threatened the child with physical harm, death or longer confinement in the facility. The lawsuits allege sexual abuse occurred in San Diego juvenile detention facilities including Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility, East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility, Rancho del Campo, Camp Barrett and Girls Rehabilitation Facility.

Camp Barrett

• In November 2024, a man filed suit alleging he was sexually abused in 2012 when he was 16 years old while incarcerated at Camp Barrett, a county-run juvenile detention center in Alpine. According to the lawsuit, during his first stay in the facility, a female probation officer sexually assaulted him on four occasions. She allegedly kissed him, groped him, performed oral sex on him, and forced him to perform sexual acts.  Later that year, when he was still 16, he returned to Camp Barrett for another four-month stay. This time, a male probation officer allegedly sexually assaulted him, forcing him to perform oral sex and threatening to delay his release date if he refused.

• In November 2022, a former resident alleged a female guard raped him at Camp Barrett in 2005. 

Juvenile Ranch Facility (Rancho del Campo and Rancho del Rayo)

• In May 2023, six men filed suit alleging they were sexually assaulted by guards while in San Diego juvenile detention facilities, including Rancho del Campo. In the lawsuit, one former resident of Rancho del Campo alleged a guard sexually assaulted him in the facility when he was 14 years old. The former resident alleged other guards watched the door while the guard sexually assaulted him.

Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center

• In May 2023, Nicole Perales, a former juvenile probation officer, was charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old child in custody at the Alameda Juvenile Justice Center.  Prosecutors allege that Perales engaged in oral sex with the child from August 27, 2004 through August 26, 2005 when the child was under Perales’s supervision.   At the same time, in a separate case, Alameda County sheriff’s deputies were also charged with falsifying records in connection with a suicide.

Santa Clara County Juvenile Facilities

• In March 2021, former Santa Clara County juvenile court counselor, Giorgio Raul Garcia, was arrested on multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor under 14 for sexually abusing children for whom he was their appointed counselor through the Santa Clara County juvenile court system. One such victim came forward in February 2021 while another victim made similar allegations against Garcia in 2006.  Garcia worked for several agencies that worked directly with the Santa Clara County juvenile court system between the years of 1980 to 2005 including the Rubicon Children Center in Fremont, JT Residential Care Facilities in San José, the Department of Alcohol and Drug Services with Santa Clara County and at the Taylor Juvenile Facilities.

San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center

• In December 2023, four individuals sued the county of San Bernardino for sexual abuse perpetrated against them when they were children in county custody.  One of the survivors alleged he was sexually abused by a San Bernardino County probation officer while in the county juvenile facility, the San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center, when he was only 10 years old.

Riverside County Juvenile Facilities

• In January 2025, Cecilia Pulido, a former Riverside County probation correctional officer was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile inmate.  Her charges include suspicion of annoying and molesting a child, sexual contact with a prisoner or inmate and other related offenses.  Pulido was hired by the Riverside County Probation Department in 2023 and resigned before the allegations came to light.

Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility

• In March 2024, Azzan Sandhu, a former correctional officer at the Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo, was charged with nine felony counts related to the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl under his supervision in the facility.  Sandhu was charged with seven counts of committing a lewd act on a child, one count of using the child for the creation of child sexual abuse material and one count of communicating with a minor with the intent to commit a sex offense as well as additional allegations that he took advantage of his position of confidence to commit the offenses against the victim.  The sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred between December 2022 and February 2023, and allegedly included using his cellphone to create child sexual abuse material.

Fresno County Juvenile Facilities

• In January 2021, Shawn Curtis Andrade, a former Fresno County juvenile correctional officer, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2018.  In October 2020, Andrade had pleaded no contest to charges of child abuse and endangerment, sexual battery by restraint, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and driving under the influence.

Imperial County Juvenile Hall (El Centro)

• In March 2023, Matthew Allen Petree, a former Imperial County Juvenile Hall shift supervisor, was charged with sexually abusing a female minor in custody at the El Centro facility in October of 2022.  His charges include oral copulation of a minor, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, sexual battery by restraint, and sexual activity with a minor in custody.

Kern County James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center

• In July 2022, Shaleah Ryman, a former correctional officer at the Kern County James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center, was charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old minor in custody at the facility between October 2021 and January of 2022.  An investigation into the abuse uncovered graphic phone calls between Ryman and the incarcerated minor which included details about inappropriate touching. Ryman also allegedly showed inappropriate photos of herself to the minor and had a relationship with a second minor at the facility.  Ryman denied the allegations at first but eventually admitted to officials to kissing the minor and engaging in sexual contact with him.

• In October 2015, two former detainees at the Kern County James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center brought suit for sexual abuse perpetrated against them by correctional officers at the facility.  One plaintiff in the lawsuit alleged that correctional officer Cesar Navejar sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions in September 2014 while she was detained in the facility.  The sexual abuse is alleged to have consisted of digital penetration and fondling. The second plaintiff alleged that correctional officer George Anderson sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions between September 2014 and January 2015 while she was detained in the facility. The sexual abuse is alleged to have consisted of digital penetration, fondling, and forced kissing.

• In September 2016, another alleged minor victim of correctional officer George Anderson filed suit for alleged sexual abuse perpetrated against her at the Kern County James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center in January and February of 2015.  According to the lawsuit, while she was detained in the facility, Anderson directed the plaintiff to shower in a certain stall where the curtain had a gap, and he watched her shower and told her he liked to watch her shower. The lawsuit further alleges that Anderson would arrange to have this victim with him on “details” like painting at juvenile hall, and while they were alone, he would make inappropriate comments.

Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility

• In February 2025, Moises Hernandez Cordero, Jr., a former educator in Sacramento County’s juvenile hall, the Youth Detention Facility,  pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 45 days of incarceration and two years of probation on charges of contacting a minor for sexual purposes and attempting to possess child pornography. Cordero Jr. was caught in a sting operation in which he believed he was communicating with a 13-year old girl and was explicit in his plans to have sex with her.  

San Mateo County Hillcrest Juvenile Hall

• In February 2023, 11 plaintiffs filed suit against San Mateo County alleging that John Domeniconi, a former probation officer, sexually abused them while they were detained at the then-named Hillcrest Juvenile Hall. The sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred mostly between 1994 and 2002, and allegedly occurred under the guise of strip searches and showers.  Domeniconi is alleged to have used both rewards, like candy, dessert or cheeseburgers, as well as his promise of not punishing the boys for violating various rules at Hillcrest, as well as threats of being sent to the California Youth Authority, in order to commit the sexual abuse.

• In August 2016, the former head of the San Mateo County probation department, Stuart Forrest, was convicted and sentenced on child pornography possession charges.  Despite possessing 470 images of naked boys, Forrest maintained his defense that he had the photos as part of research for his job.

Monterey County Youth Center

• In July 2020, Jennifer Butz-Tavares, the former director of the Monterey County Probation Department Youth Center, was arrested and charged with perpetrating sexual contact with a minor resident of the Monterey County Youth Center in Salinas.  According to the Sheriff’s office, the sexual abuse was discovered when members of the Monterey County Probation Department discovered inappropriate communication between Butz-Tavares and her victim. Butz-Tavares’s charges include communication with a minor for the purposes of sex, annoying or molesting a child, sexual battery, assault under the color of authority and dissuading a victim from reporting. Before her arrest, Butz-Tavares had been with the Monterey County Probation Department since 1997, serving in many capacities including deputy probation officer, supervisor and facility administrator.

Merced County Iris Garrett Juvenile Hall

• In February 2015, Marilouise Hawks, a former Merced County Juvenile Hall teacher, was arrested and charged with molesting two teenage inmates of the Iris Garrett Juvenile Justice Correctional Complex.   The victims were ages 16 and 17 and the sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred between September and October of 2014. In addition to sexual abuse, Hawks is alleged to have smuggled cellphones, passed letters and provided money to the victims as well as posted gang-related photographs to social media accounts linked to the victims. Hawks had spent nearly a decade teaching in the juvenile hall classroom before her arrest.

San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall

• In 2019, a San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Deputy Correctional Officer pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor in the San Joaquin juvenile detention facility over a six-month period.

• In 2023, a grand jury investigation revealed that the San Joaquin county jail and juvenile hall had not completed legally-required audits aimed at preventing the sexual abuse of inmates and had significant failings in its policies, trainings and materials needed to prevent sexual abuse against incarcerated juveniles and adults.

Warren E. Thornton (WET) Youth Center

• In May 2023, it was reported that Sacramento County had been housing children in foster care in cells in the Warren E. Thornton (WET) Youth Center, a former juvenile detention facility, for six months, in violation of state law.  Despite letters from state officials warning that the physical space of the unlicensed facility could retraumatize or trigger youth, and that housing foster children in a jail-like facility violates the youth’s right to live in a comfortable home, county officials did not move the children out of the facility and instead asked the state for a license to continue housing children in the facility while they await placement.  During a site visit in August 2022, state officials reportedly observed children sleeping in cells with metal bunk beds and toilets covered with wood, and other cells were converted into bathrooms with metal toilets.  Prior to living in the facility, the county reportedly had the children awaiting placement living in a county office building.  In June 2023, it was reported that a lawsuit forced county officials into five years of court supervision to address the systemic failures that led to the illegal placements.

• In April 2023, a lawsuit was filed alleging a 14-year-old housed at the facility was sex trafficked and forced into sex work while there.

These and other similar lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Juvenile Justice and counties across the state. At their core, these claims focus on holding state and county facility operators accountable for enabling rampant abuse within juvenile detention centers in California and for failing to appropriately investigate complaints, respond to incidents of sexual misconduct between inmates and staff, and protect youth inmates.

History of Child Sexual Abuse in California Youth Residential Treatment Facilities

Sexual abuse of residents in California’s youth residential treatment facilities is a widespread problem. This is clear from the numerous high-profile news stories, criminal charges against abusive staff, and civil lawsuits filed by survivors. 

Examples of alleged abuse, and of conditions likely to lead to abuse, include the following:

BHC Alhambra Hospital

• In 2023, a law firm filed several lawsuits against BHC Alhambra Hospital, claiming that the hospital frequently endangers the safety of its patients. 

• In one case, the plaintiff alleged he suffered a brutal attack by another patient, forcing him to be transferred to another hospital for treatment for his injuries. In another case, the plaintiff alleged that she was brutally beaten by another patient while she was in a medicated sleep. She suffered nasal fractures, facial contusions, broken teeth, a lip laceration, and a cut on her right hand. 

• Both lawsuits alleged that BHC Alhambra failed to protect patients from the attackers despite knowing their violent histories.

• In 2012, BHC Alhambra was hit with a $5.9 million verdict after a mentally unstable patient brutally attacked another patient, leaving him face down and bleeding from a head wound.

Canyon Ridge Hospital

• In 2021, a North County mother named Emma filed a lawsuit against Canyon Ridge Hospital, claiming that the hospital failed to protect her from sexual assault by another patient while she was admitted for severe postpartum depression. The suit alleged that Emma was sexually assaulted twice by a male patient while she was in a vulnerable state. 

• Despite being labeled a “sexual risk alert” patient, Emma was allegedly not adequately monitored by the staff. The experience left her with anxiety and depression. In addition to seeking financial damages, Emma advocated for policy changes at the hospital, particularly criticizing the lack of gender separation in the psychiatric facility. 

• In 2021, Ralph Alvin Medina, 28, a Canyon Ridge Hospital employee, was charged with two crimes after allegedly having illegal sexual contact with a patient. He was accused of molesting a female patient by touching her genitals and breasts while she was staying at the mental health center. Officials noted that the victim’s intensive drug regiment rendered her vulnerable and incapable of consent.

Heritage Oaks Hospital

• In 2017, following an investigation into allegations that Dr. Lenton Joby Morrow, a psychiatrist at Heritage Oaks Hospital, had overprescribed medication to five patients and sexually molested one, the California Medical Board ordered that Morrow give up his medical license.

• In 2014, at least two women had made accusations against Dr. Morrow. They claimed that Dr. Morrow had sex with them while they were receiving treatment at the hospital for substance misuse and suicidal thoughts.

• In 2008, Adelani Adeife, a 41-year-old health worker, was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a mentally disabled patient at Heritage Oaks Hospital. The 17-year-old girl claimed she was raped on her second night in the hospital. 

• According to surveillance video, Adeife entered her room more frequently and stayed longer that night. DNA samples extracted from his saliva matched those discovered on the girl. 

Sierra Vista Hospital

• In August 2025, seven former psychiatric patients filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court alleging that eight staffers at Sierra Vista Hospital in Sacramento sexually abused them when they were minors.  The plaintiffs further alleged that management on all levels of the company ignored warning signs and concealed past employee misconduct from them and their parents or guardians.  Allegations include that a staffer watched one patient shower, a number of the eight staffers touched patients’ intimate body areas without consent for sexual gratification, and at least one staffer made sexual comments to a plaintiff.

• In November 2013, a former mental health technician claimed she was dismissed from Sierra Vista Hospital because she raised concerns about the hospital’s health and safety conditions. She alleged her termination was in retaliation for reporting staff threats against patients, unsanitary conditions leading to MRSA outbreaks, and sexual assaults on patients by staff. Additionally, she claimed that the hospital was often severely understaffed, sometimes having just one staff member responsible for 20 patients.

• In August 2012, a former clinical social worker at Kaiser Permanente claimed she was wrongfully dismissed for reporting that a client’s daughter had been sexually assaulted while involuntarily admitted at Sierra Vista. She discovered the assault through medical records and alleged that because Kaiser and Sierra Vista have a profitable partnership, they tried to cover up the allegations despite being legally required to investigate and report the assault properly. 

A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center

• In October 2024, over 100 individuals filed lawsuits against San Diego County, alleging they were sexually abused as children in the A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center. The lawsuits allege children between the ages of 2 to 17 years old were sexually abused in the facility, spanning from the early 1990s to 2023.  Allegations of abuse include groping, molestation and repeated sexual assaults.  Some victims allege they were threatened with more severe abuse or physical harm if they reported the abuse or refused to comply.

• In April 2025, 50 individuals filed lawsuits alleging that they were sexually abused, drugged and intimidated by staff members at the A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center when they were children in the mid 1990s through the 2000s.

Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital

• In July 2015, Shane Michael Cochran, a hospital orderly, was sentenced for allegedly sexually abusing a 20-year-old female patient over several weeks in October 2024.

The patient was receiving involuntary mental health treatment for psychosis at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital.

Cochran pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of sexual activity with a person confined to a health facility.

Vista Del Mar

• In March 2025, it was reported that there were several alleged incidents of abuse and neglect at Vista Del Mar. 

Between 2021 and 2023, five patients at Vista del Mar died. Some patients were allegedly not properly monitored, while others were discharged unsafely. 

• In April 2022, two former patients who were allegedly sexually abused in 2013 by mental health worker Juan Valencia at Vista Del Mar were awarded  over $3 million each in a jury verdict.

• In June 2019, three women sued Vista del Mar and its parent company, Signature Healthcare Services, asking for millions in compensation after allegedly being sexually abused by Valencia. 

Valencia admitted in 2015 that he had sexual relations with one patient and, in 2016, pled guilty to two felony sexual abuse charges involving the other two patients. 

The hospital and its parent company were allegedly negligent because of staff shortages, inadequate training, poor supervision, and not conducting a proper background check before hiring him.

In August 2019, a jury awarded $13.25 million to the three victims. 

Valley of the Moon Children’s Center

• In May 2015, a lawsuit was filed against the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home over allegations of abuse. 

Former foster children alleged that kids waiting for adoption were allegedly strip-searched, locked in their rooms, and had their cellphones taken away.

One woman said that between 1995 and 2005, she was allegedly strip-searched more than 20 times. Another woman, who stayed there in 2012, alleged that staff made her pull her bra away from her body during a search. Two women from 2011 shared similar stories, with one saying she was forced to “shake out” her bra.

A 17-year-old boy alleged that over 11 years, he was locked in his room, restrained, and had his cellphone taken away. He also claimed he suffered severe psychological abuse. 

The lawsuit also stated that state regulators had cited the home for 610 cases of unjustifiable restraint over five years, 41 of which caused injuries. 

There were also allegations of sexual abuse and assault.

LK is Investigating Sexual Abuse Claims from all Juvenile Detention and Residential Treatment Facilities in California

Levy Konigsberg is now investigating cases of sexual abuse and assault that occurred at any juvenile detention center or youth residential treatment facility in California. 

You may have a potential claim if you were sexually abused while housed in these or any other juvenile detention centers and programs:

• Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall
• Camp Afflerbaugh
• Camp Holton
• Camp Jarvis
• Camp Kilpatrick
• Camp Owen
• Camp Paige
• Camp Rockey
• Camp Scobee
• Camp Scott
• Camp Smith
• Central Juvenile Hall
• Dorothy Kirby Center
• Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility
• Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
• N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility (NAC)
• O.H. Close Youth Correctional Facility
• Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp
• Preston Youth Correctional Facility
• Southern Youth Correctional Reception Center and Clinic
• S. Carraway Public Service and Fire Center
• Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (VYCF)
• Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility (KMJDF)
• East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility (EMJDF)
• Girls Rehabilitation Facility
• Camp Barrett
• Juvenile Ranch Facility (Rancho del Campo and Rancho del Rayo)
• Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center
• Santa Clara County Juvenile Facilities
  
• San Bernardino County Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center
  
• Riverside County Juvenile Facilities
  
• Ventura County Youth Correctional Facility 
• Fresno County Juvenile Facilities 
• Imperial County Juvenile Hall (El Centro) 
• Kern County James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center
• Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility 
• San Mateo County Hillcrest Juvenile Hall
• Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall
• MacLaren Children’s Center (MacLaren Hall)
• Monterey County Youth Center 
• Merced County Iris Garrett Juvenile Hall
• San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall
• Warren E. Thornton (WET) Youth Center
  
• Orange County Juvenile Hall
• West Valley Juvenile Detention Center
• High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center
• Los Guilicos Juvenile Hall
• Solano County Juvenile Detention Center

You may have a potential claim if you were sexually abused while receiving treatment in a California youth residential treatment facility, including:

• BHC Alhambra Hospital
• Canyon Ridge Hospital
• Center for Discovery
• Del Amo Behavioral Health System
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• Fremont Hospital
• Heritage Oaks Hospital
• Reasons Eating Disorder Center
• San Jose Behavioral Health
• Sierra Vista Hospital
• The Camp Recovery Center
• A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center
• Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
• Vista Del Mar
• Valley of the Moon Children’s Center
• College Hospital – Cerritos
• Aliso Ridge Behavioral Health
• Kedren Health Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital
• Aurora Behavioral Healthcare
• Twin Pines Ranch
• Phoenix House Academy

Do I Have a Case?

You may have grounds to file a civil legal action if:

• You were sexually abused by a guard, counselor, nurse, or other youth residential treatment or juvenile detention center staff member.
• The abuse occurred at any youth residential treatment or juvenile detention facility.

Levy Konigsberg represents survivors in civil lawsuits that aim to hold youth residential treatment facilities,  juvenile detention centers, private healthcare companies, and other facility operators accountable for their failures to stop abusive staff members and protect young residents.

As civil claims, these cases are separate from any criminal proceedings that may arise from abuse and focus instead on holding institutions liable for damages. This means you may still have a claim even if:

• Your abuser is no longer alive.
• Your abuser was never charged with or convicted of a crime.

Recoverable Damages in Sexual Abuse Claims

In addition to providing accountability and a sense of justice, civil sex abuse lawsuits allow survivors to recover financial compensation for their damages, which may include:

• Past medical and mental health expenses
• Future mental health expenses, including therapy, medications, etc.
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish and psychological harm
• Lost income
• Other economic and non-economic damages

California Sexual Abuse Attorneys

Sexual abuse lawsuits, like other claims brought by plaintiffs who seek damages for injuries, are subject to a legal deadline known as the statute of limitations. When the statute of limitations expires, victims are not able to file claims or recover compensation.

Fortunately, California has recognized that the statute of limitations can act as a barrier to justice for sexual abuse survivors, which research has shown can take years or decades to come to terms with their abuse and the damages it had caused. As such, California passed the Child Victims Act in 2019 to extend the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits.

Under the CA Child Victims Act

• Survivors sexually abused as minors can file claims until age 40 (22 years after turning 18)

Determining the statute of limitations that applies to your case against California youth residential facility or juvenile detention center can be challenging, which is why it is best to bring your matter to the attention of an experienced lawyer.

We are committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our society and seeking justice for survivors of sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers and youth residential treatment facilities. Our experienced team is dedicated to providing legal representation and support to survivors, and we are actively investigating allegations of abuse. We are working tirelessly to ensure that survivors have access to justice and that future generations of young people are safe from harm within these institutions.