Levy Konigsberg files suit on behalf of three men who were sexually abused as juveniles in Monmouth County Juvenile Detention Center

FREEHOLD, NJ, 25 June 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Lawyers at Levy Konigsberg Moshe Maimon And Corey Briskin filed a lawsuit on behalf of three men and women who were sexually abused while incarcerated as juveniles at the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center (“MCYDC”).

Levy Königsberg sued Monmouth Countyon the grounds that it had failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse at MCYDC. The lawsuit, on behalf of three men who were abused as children at MCYDC, is the latest in a series of New Jersey Lawsuits over abuse in juvenile detention centers, led by Levy Konigsberg.

As detailed in the complaint, there is a well-documented history of abuse at MCYDC, with reports of abusive practices dating back to the early 1980s. At that time, the New Jersey Department of Corrections’ Juvenile Corrections and Supervision Unit found more cases of juveniles being locked in their cells and shackled to their beds at MCYDC than at any other juvenile correctional facility in the state. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report finding that New Jersey has one of the highest rates of sexual abuse among juvenile correctional facilities in the country, and much of this abuse goes unreported. As a result of the district’s failings, children were mistreated by the MCYDC officials responsible for their care.

The lawsuits filed by Levy Konigsberg were filed under New Jersey Child Sexual Abuse Act (“CSAA”), a 2019 law that extends the statute of limitations for filing civil lawsuits in child sexual abuse cases. Most of the survivors seeking justice in these lawsuits were abused many years ago, some as early as the 1980s, and suffered in silence until their claims finally became possible through the CSAA. Despite the years separating their experiences, the six men and women whose claims were filed this week experienced disturbingly similar patterns of abuse, indicating Monmouth County systemic failure to protect the children in his care.

Announcing the filing this week, Levy Konigsberg partner Moshe Maimon said:

“For far too long, vulnerable children in Monmouth County Inmates were subjected to unimaginable abuse in their youth prison – victims of a broken juvenile justice system. The district had a responsibility to these children and failed to fulfill that responsibility.”

Levy Konigsberg has filed hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse across the country and is at the forefront of CSAA litigation in New Jerseyafter filing some of the first lawsuits against widespread sexual abuse in the state’s youth correctional facilities. Earlier this year, the Associated Press reported on Levy Konigsberg’s lawsuit on behalf of 50 men who were held at the New Jersey Training School, known as JamesburgThose interested can read the article here. Since then, Levy Konigsberg has been working on behalf of dozens of men and women who were held as juveniles in youth correctional facilities across New Jersey.

Levy Konigsberg represents hundreds of survivors of sexual abuse in New Jersey juvenile detention centers and plans to continue to fight tirelessly for their interests.

For more information on the child sexual abuse litigation led by Levy Konigsberg, please visit the firm’s website or contact partner Moshe Maimon using the firm’s contact form.

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