Oregon Youth Prison Doctor, “Dr. Cold Fingers,” Faces New Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
An Oregon youth prison doctor accused by dozens is at the center of a new federal lawsuit that questions why vulnerable teens were left in his exam room for years.
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An Oregon youth prison doctor accused by dozens is at the center of a new federal lawsuit that questions why vulnerable teens were left in his exam room for years.
Judges, attorneys, and investigators are uncovering a disturbing pattern of alleged sexual abuse and delayed reporting at Nebraska’s Kearney youth detention center.
A new report warns of widespread sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers, exposing decades of hidden misconduct and billions in looming settlement costs.
A major abuse settlement fund for New Hampshire survivors is under political and financial pressure, echoing similar struggles in states across the U.S.
The new lawsuits bring the total to more than 50, alleging systemic failure at Oregon’s youth facilities.
Survivors of childhood abuse in Illinois detention centers file more than 900 lawsuits, exposing decades of alleged systemic failures by state-run institutions.
Three teens are suing Maryland in federal court, saying they were sexually abused in state-run juvenile detention centers as recently as 2019 and 2020. Their $300 million lawsuit accuses officials of ignoring a brutal culture of abuse—and it’s just one piece of a growing crisis. Over 11,000 people have already filed claims under Maryland’s Child Victims Act, but state lawmakers quietly capped future payouts. Now survivors are turning to federal court, where those limits don’t apply, to hold the system accountable for decades of failure.
A 2018 foster care ruling helped unlock a flood of historic abuse claims against Washington state agencies—costing taxpayers over $500 million in just one year.
Ten more survivors have filed suit against the Oregon Youth Authority, alleging sexual abuse by a state-employed doctor at MacLaren Youth Facility. The state’s liability may now exceed $100 million.
Los Angeles County reaches tentative $4B settlement involving 6,800 child sexual abuse claims in juvenile and foster care facilities, dating back to 1959.