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Former Florida Juvenile Detention Officer Accused of Sexual Battery on a Girl He Met While She Was Detained
An arrest report cited by WFLA alleges a Pasco Juvenile Detention Center officer built a relationship with a detainee, then picked her up and had sex with her after her release.
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Kentucky Social Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing a Teenager Held in a Juvenile Detention Center
A Perry County social worker was indicted over alleged contact with a teen inmate at the Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center that investigators say was captured on video, WKYT reported.
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Former Oklahoma City Manager Who Was Also a Reserve Police Officer Sentenced in Child Abuse Material Case
A Jefferson County judge imposed a 20-year sentence with five years suspended after the former Waurika official pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material and secret-recording counts, KOKH reported.
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Federal Watchdog Finds Arkansas Failed to Meet Requirements for Screening and Investigating Child Abuse Reports
A newly released audit from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General concludes that Arkansas did not comply with requirements for immediately screening, assessing and investigating reports of child abuse and neglect.
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Dozens of New Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse of Children Held in New Jersey Youth Detention Facilities
The New Jersey Monitor reports that a new wave of lawsuits accuses staff at state youth jails of sexually abusing children in custody.