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Lawsuits allege that several children under 18 in South Carolina have undergone examinations of their private parts during child abuse investigations even when there were no allegations of sexual abuse. Courts from New York to California have ruled that government agencies violate children’s and parents’ civil rights when the exams are conducted without a court order or parental consent.
Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised.
Lawsuits allege that several children under 18 in South Carolina have undergone examinations of their private parts during child abuse investigations even when there were no allegations of sexual abuse. There’s a growing consensus in medicine that genital exams can be embarrassing, uncomfortable, and even traumatic.