Published • loading... • Updated
Did the Wyoming Boys’ School Abuse Youth? The First of Six Trials to Determine that Is Underway.
Attorneys say the case centers on isolation, excessive force and due-process violations, with one stint lasting 15 days, as jurors hear the first of six trials.
- On Monday, the first trial regarding abuse allegations at the Wyoming Boys' School began in Casper, involving former resident Blaise Chivers-King and three staff defendants, including superintendent Dale Weber.
- Chivers-King alleged staff violated his 14th Amendment rights through excessive force and isolation between 2020 and 2022; defense attorney Catherine Young contended staff "responded to safety concerns" while managing a difficult child.
- Attorney Ciara Boerman described the isolation as "solitary confinement," showing jurors photos of head injuries and arguing staff forced Chivers-King to clean his own blood from walls.
- Expected to take five to seven days, the trial concerns complaints lodged in 2024 against defendants Weber, Thad Shaffer, and Mike Nelson.
- A doctor diagnosed Chivers-King with PTSD linked directly to his treatment at the 38-acre facility overseen by the Wyoming Department of Family Services, which detains delinquent boys ages 12 to 21.
Insights by Ground AI
12 Articles
12 Articles
Oil City News+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Did the Wyoming Boys’ School abuse young people? The first of six trials to answer that question is underway.
by Maya Shimizu Harris, WyoFile After more than two years of litigation, the first trial concerning allegations of abuse at the Wyoming Boys’ School began Monday in Casper with two decidedly different views of the case. Attorneys for the boy who says he suffered abuse at the state-run facility argue the case is about a […]
Winnipeg Free Press+8 Reposted by 8 other sources
Did the Wyoming Boys’ School abuse youth? The first of six trials to determine that is underway.
After more than two years of litigation, the first trial concerning allegations of abuse at the Wyoming Boys’ School began Monday in Casper with two decidedly different views of the case.
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources12
Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 36%
R 18%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
