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Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pa juvenile facilities

A group of people sent to juvenile facilities in Pennsylvania as children have filed lawsuits alleging that they suffered physical and sexual abuse by staff.

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Lawsuits allege 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania s juvenile facilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Dozens of children who were sent to juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes, according to four related

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Lawsuits claim 66 people abused at Pa juvenile facilities

All of those who are suing were born after Nov. 26, 1989, and meet the state's legal standards for filing claims of sexual abuse when they were children.

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Dozens sexually abused at Pa juvenile detention centers: lawsuit

Dozens sexually abused at Pa juvenile detention centers: lawsuit
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They came to these facilities needing help Instead, they had trauma inflicted upon them

They came to these facilities needing help Instead, they had trauma inflicted upon them
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