An Iowa treatment facility is supposed to help at-risk teens. But a lawsuit alleging rape and abuse raises questions about the welfare of its children. tvkatesnow has more tonight on NBCNightlyNews.
. The report also found that some 80 other foster children had been sent to about a dozen other states, including to other Sequel-owned facilities.
"We work very hard to help young people who are the most troubled and in-need lead healthy, independent and fulfilling lives," he added."The report by Disability Rights Washington is filled with false statements, is an attack on our integrity and grossly misrepresents how we operate. … Unfortunately DRW's agenda here was simply to instigate media agitation to further its legislative agenda and to pressure the state of Washington to move all care for at-risk youth in-state.
Foxhoven said DHS has increased monitoring of youths in custody, and is reviewing Clarinda Academy's contract, as well as the contract of Woodward Academy, a second Sequel-owned facility in the state. Sanchez, now 23, said she was restrained several times by Clarinda staff, sometimes because she fought with other girls, other times for nonviolent misbehavior.
Sanchez said she then fell unconscious. She did not report her allegation of sexual abuse to Clarinda Academy or the police.
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