$ 4 billion compensation agreed to understand his county Los Angeles to compensate nearly 7,000 victims sexual abuse Authorities announced in Orphanage and Juvenile Detention Centers yesterday (04.04.25).
The agreement, which must receive the approval of a Supreme County County of the Los Angeles County, aims to compensate victims of sexual attacks in boarding houses and detention centers for minors the 1980s, 1990 and 2000 decades.
‘On behalf of the County I sincerely apologize Of all those who were victims of these epileptic acts, “he said Fezia Davenport Head of Los Angeles County.
‘The historical significance of this decision clearly shows that We are determined to help survivors recover and rebuild their lives, as well as adopting and applying the systemic changes necessary to guarantee the security of young people, “he added.
A law adopted in 2020 in the state of California extended the period during which can resort to justice Those who have fallen victim to sexual abuse in their childhood.
Hundreds of people, adults today, narrated the sexual attacks they have suffered on boarding houses, mainly inο MacLaren Children’s Center which closed in 2003 and hosted children who expected to be given to foster families. The boarding school began operating in 1961 and in 1976 the supervision was undertaken by the Los Angeles County Child and Family Service.
A man He complained that he was sexually abused by a doctor at this boarding school when he was 8 years old, while another stated that he accepted Attack by an employee at the age of 5. According to judicial documents from appeals filed by Maclaren’s Center Maclaren’s Center frequently They put the children in isolation, nodded and tied them into chairs.
Research on this ‘The House of Frick’, As it has been described by victims’ lawyers, he revealed that for decades there were no controls on the historical and criminal record of workers.
Authorities have warned that this compensation would have “significant implications” for years on the financial, largest US, almost ten million, which has an annual budget of $ 49 billion.
In 2022, the American Scouts of America, who have now changed his name, agreed to pay $ 2.46 billion to more than 80,000 men who were sexually abused when they were children by members and executives of the movement