A civil claim filed this week alleges that at least two teenage boys were sexually abused by female staff members at Rancho San Antonio, a youth facility in Chatsworth, with one staffer becoming pregnant after abusing a minor. The facility houses youths transitioning out of L.A.
County juvenile halls. - The abuse involved a 15-year-old boy over five months, both at the facility and at his home.
- The victims are under 16; the staff members are in their late 20s or early 30s. - The LAPD has launched a criminal investigation, and the Probation Department has stopped transfers to the facility.
- The claim names the Probation Department and Child and Family Services as defendants.