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‘Scarred for life’: 20 women sue over alleged sexual abuse at Waxter detention facility in Maryland

December 8, 2023

One female counselor in the 1990s would enter a specific girl’s cell in a juvenile detention center in Maryland when she knew her roommate was away, then sexually abuse her, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The counselor would threaten the girl with solitary confinement, blocking her release and a loss of phone call privileges if she tried to stop the abuse or told anyone about it, the lawsuit alleges.

Article Source: Baltimore Sun

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