A Culture of Secrecy and Abuse
The lawsuits filed by survivors like Stewart and Wiggins have uncovered a disturbing pattern of abuse that has been allowed to persist for years. The city’s juvenile detention centers were supposed to be places of rehabilitation, but instead, they became breeding grounds for abuse, manipulation, and silence.
Survivors describe being forced into sexual acts, threatened, and abused by those entrusted with their care. This deeply ingrained culture of secrecy allowed abusers to thrive unchecked while vulnerable youths were left to suffer in silence.
At The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff, we are deeply committed to dismantling this toxic culture. We believe that the juvenile justice system must change, not only to hold perpetrators accountable but to ensure that no other child is subjected to such atrocities.
