US EditionLos Angeles County will pay $2.7M to teen boy attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
- Los Angeles County has settled for $2.7 million with a teenager who was assaulted in 2023 during organized "gladiator fights" at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.
- The attacks occurred because probation officers allegedly facilitated nearly 70 planned fights, creating a space and time for these incidents between July and December 2023.
- Surveillance footage revealed a 16-year-old boy under assault by six or more youths while officers looked on without intervening, sometimes greeting the attackers with handshakes.
- A state grand jury charged 30 correctional officers with child endangerment, abuse, conspiracy, and battery, involving more than 140 victims aged 12 to 18, as Attorney General Rob Bonta said the fights were planned.
- The settlement acknowledges egregious conduct by the probation department amid ongoing lawsuits alleging systemic violence and abuse, highlighting a pervasive culture problem requiring fundamental caretaking changes.
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LA County to pay $2.7M to teen beaten in juvenile hall 'gladiator-style' fight
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who says he was forced to fight in what prosecutors have described as staged “gladiator-style” brawls inside a juvenile detention center. The move comes as 30 correctional officers face charges for allegedly orchestrating and allowing the attacks to happen. Where does the case arise from? The teenager’s attack took place in 2023 at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Surveillance footage …
Los Angeles County agreed to pay the teenager who was forced in 2023 to take part in fights at Los Padrinos Youth Detention Center
LA County To Pay Millions To Teenager Forced To Take Part In Detention Center 'Gladiator Fights'
A teenager will be paid $2.7 millions after being attacked by six other young people during what has been described as "gladiator fights" in a juvenile detention center
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LA County pays $2.7 million to teen beaten while officers watched at Los Padrinos
The initial recording showed a series of youths entering a day room at the Downey facility and attacking the teen, one after another, while officers did nothing.
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