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May 10, 2023

More child abuse complaints as LA County counts costs

Plaintiffs in the complaints filed on Monday alleged that they were among potentially hundreds of children who were abused at the McLaren Hall group home as far back as the late 1950s, according to plaintiffs’ attorney Blake J. Woodhall of Herman Law.

Nine new sexual abuse complaints against Los Angeles County officials have been filed this week on behalf of adults who say they were abused while in the county’s care as minors.

The complaints come after the county estimated that it would spend up to $3 billion to defend sexual abuse cases brought under the Child Victims Act.

Plaintiffs in the complaints filed on Monday alleged that they were among potentially ...

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