Nearly 200 people sued the state Thursday, alleging sexual abuse in Washington’s juvenile detention facilities from the 1960s to the 2020s.
SEATTLE — Nearly 200 people formerly incarcerated as minors in Washington’s juvenile system filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington on Thursday, claiming widespread negligence for allegedly failing to protect the minors in their care from “sexual abuse and degradation.”
The imprisoned minors’ ages ranged from 8 to 17, according to the lawsuit, and the dates of their alleged abuse span over six decades.
“An 8-year-old who was, you know, forced to do unspeakable things,” said Vanessa Oslund, attorney and owner of
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