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139 Detainees Join 130 Juvenile Abuse Lawsuits

6/1/2026

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  • Attorney Doug Rochen announced a second lawsuit covering 139 former detainees alleging similar abuse.
  • Over 130 San Bernardino juvenile detainees sued in Superior Court, claiming sexual abuse from 1996-2024.
  • California changes removed statutes of limitations, letting survivors sue until age 40 or indefinitely for assaults after Jan. 1 2024.
  • After Los Angeles County’s 2025 $4 billion settlement, survivors rallied outside Assemblymember Tina McKinnor’s office, citing officials’ ignoring a 2015 conviction of corrections officer Latavia Davis.