Lawsuit claims physical abuse against detained refugees at Butler County Jail
âItâs vitally important that these human rights violations are thoroughly investigated.â
Lawsuit claims physical abuse against detained refugees at Butler County Jail
By Amber Jayanth | December 11, 2020 at 5:36 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 5:41 PM
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - A lawsuit filed against the Butler County Jail and the Butler County Board of Commissioners alleges two detainees were beaten by corrections officers.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday.
The plaintiffs are Bayong Brown Bayong, a refugee from Cameroon, and Ahmed Adem, a refugee from Somalia.
Bayong claims his bottom teeth were knocked out after a corrections officer pushed him down a flight of stairs.