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San Diego County once operated two juvenile detention camps in the remote rural community of Campo: the Juvenile Ranch Facility and Camp Del Rio. For decades, these facilities housed children, mostly boys, who were sent there for rehabilitation. But for many, what happened behind those fences was not reform. It was trauma.

Now, under new California laws, survivors who were abused at these facilities finally have a path to justice.

Sexual abuse lawsuits filed against San Diego County allege that staff at the Juvenile Ranch Facility and Camp Del Rio exploited their positions of power to abuse vulnerable children, while county officials failed to protect them or stop the misconduct.

San Diego County is facing a profound reckoning as more survivors come forward to expose the extensive sexual abuse that occurred for decades inside its juvenile detention centers and youth treatment facilities. These are not isolated claims. They represent a long-standing pattern of institutional failure, silence, and harm inflicted on some of the most vulnerable children in California.

A History of Abuse in San Diego County Youth Facilities

Multiple lawsuits have detailed the systematic abuse of children in San Diego’s juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Survivors describe horrifying experiences of rape, molestation, forced sex acts, threats, and grooming—often carried out by adults entrusted with their care. The reported abuse spans more than 50 years, with some victims as young as eleven.

Los Angeles County is at the center of one of the most extensive government-run institutional child sexual abuse scandals in U.S. history, with thousands of allegations tied to county-operated juvenile halls, youth detention centers, and foster care placements.

For more than sixty years, children placed in these facilities reported being sexually abused by staff, probation officers, and contracted caregivers. Many of these reports were not properly investigated, and some survivors have alleged that known abusers were transferred rather than removed.

On April 29, 2025, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $4 billion settlement to resolve nearly 6,800 claims of child sexual abuse tied to county-run juvenile and foster care programs. The settlement acknowledges decades of harm experienced by children who were under the custody and care of county institutions.

Hundreds of consumers have filed product liability lawsuits against pressure cooker manufacturers in recent years.

Pressure cookers have been a staple in kitchens for generations, providing a quick and convenient way to cook meals. However, in recent years, a number of lawsuits have been filed against pressure cooker manufacturers, alleging that their products are unsafe and can cause serious injuries.

The lawsuits allege that the pressure cookers had a design defect which caused the device to malfunction resulting in severe burns to the user. The following is what you need to know about defective pressure cooker lawsuits.  If you have been injured by a pressure cooker, you may be entitled to compensation.

On this page, we will look at church sex abuse lawsuits. We will explain the legal claims and theories behind these cases and we will also look at the average settlement payout in sex abuse lawsuits against churches.

Our clergy sex abuse lawyers are currently accepting sexual abuse cases against churches across the country. If you were the victim of sexual abuse by a priest, pastor, or other church member, contact us today to see if you have a case.

Sexual Abuse Within Churches

On this page, we will look at sex abuse lawsuits filed against schools for negligence and their settlement value. If a student is sexually abused by a teacher (or another student) Schools can be held liable in a civil lawsuit if their negligence enabled the abuse to occur.

Filing a Civil Lawsuit for Sexual Assault or Abuse at School

Anyone who has experienced sexual assault or abuse at school can file a civil lawsuit against the institution. The victim, known as the plaintiff, can seek damages, and in some cases, the victim’s spouse may also file a claim for loss of companionship (loss of consortium). If the abuse was committed by a teacher or another student, the school may be held liable for failing to protect the victim. Even if the perpetrator was not affiliated with the school, liability can still apply if the incident occurred on school grounds.

Millions of juveniles have been incarcerated across the country in state juvenile detention facilities. Recent lawsuits and investigations have revealed the grim reality of what these juvenile detainees were subjected to at detention centers. Countless juvenile inmates were sexually abused by guards and staff at these facilities, while administrators and state authorities did nothing.

Thankfully, a growing number of states have enacted new laws enabling victims of juvenile detention center sex abuse to file civil lawsuits even decades after the abuse occurred. Our sexual abuse lawyers are nationally recognized for juvenile detention center sex abuse cases. If you were sexually abused at a juvenile detention center, call us today to see if you can file a lawsuit and financial compensation.  Call us at 888-322-3010 or contact us online.

About Juvenile Detention Facilities

Doctors and medical professionals sometimes sexually abuse patients during medical exams or treatment. Any type of inappropriate sexual touching by a doctor that is done for sexual gratification and without a valid medical reason is considered sexual abuse or assault. Victims of doctor sexual abuse can file civil lawsuits against not just the doctor, but also against the medical practice or hospital where the doctor worked.

Our national sex abuse lawyers have recently begun increasing our focus on cases involving doctors and healthcare professionals who sexually abuse patients. If you have a potential doctor sex abuse case, call us today at 888-322-3010 or contact us online.

What Qualifies as Doctor Sex Abuse?

On this page, we will look at how victims of sexual abuse or sexual assault can file civil lawsuits and get financial compensation. Thanks to new laws recently enacted in many states, victims of sexual abuse have a meaningful opportunity to seek justice. Victims of sexual abuse can file lawsuits not only against the person who abused them, but also against third parties such as schools, churches, or employers who negligently enabled the abuse to occur.

This page will explain how sexual abuse is defined for purposes of a civil lawsuit and who is potentially eligible to file a civil lawsuit for sexual abuse. Next, we will describe some of the different categories of sexual abuse lawsuits that are currently getting filed across the country, such as: school sex abuse lawsuits, juvenile detention center sex abuse lawsuits, doctor sex abuse lawsuits, clergy sex abuse, and more. Finally, we will discuss the potential settlement value of sexual abuse lawsuits and what factors drive the settlement payouts in these cases.

Our national sex abuse lawyers are accepting sex abuse lawsuits across the country. If you were a victim of abuse and think you might have a case, call us today at 888-322-3010 or contact us online.