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PHILADELPHIA – In a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven former residents of The Summit Academy, Philadelphia’s Juvenile Probation Department has received dismissal of certain federal civil rights and state-law claims lodged against it.
PHILADELPHIA – In a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven former residents of The Summit Academy, the plaintiffs have rejected calls from Philadelphia’s Juvenile Probation Department for Eleventh Amendment-based immunity to be granted to it.
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has issued a split decision on preliminary objections from the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center, in response to allegations from a former resident who said he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015 when he was just 16 years old.
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia’s Juvenile Probation Department contends that Eleventh Amendment immunity should protect it from a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven former residents of The Summit Academy.
PITTSBURGH – A man formerly housed at the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center and who alleged he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015 when he was just 16 years old, is arguing that the facility’s preliminary objections to his suit should be overruled.
PITTSBURGH – The George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center has argued that a man accusing its staff of sexually abusing him when he was just 16 years old, has not properly or sufficiently pled his claims under the law.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for The Summit Academy say a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven of its former residents should be dismissed in its entirety, by arguing the action fails to state claims upon which relief could be granted and is not contained in the proper venue, among other objections.
PITTSBURGH – A man formerly housed at the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center alleges he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015, when he was just 16 years old.
PHILADELPHIA – In a class action lawsuit, seven former residents of The Summit Academy allege they were the targets of physical, mental and sexual abuse while residing at the juvenile custody and rehabilitative education facility.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth has denied allegations made by a Western Pennsylvania man, who says he was repeatedly assaulted both physically and sexually by staff members at the facility.