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Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water and other basic supplies in exchange for sexual acts. The Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating and “maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of sexual abuse.”
A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff watched them shower, harassed and groped them and retaliated when the alleged abuses were reported.
The 16-year-old was declared dead at the scene while a 17-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy and two men, 19 and 29, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on I-5 in northern Los Angeles County leading to Christmas Day traffic delays.
Between 1 to 1½ inches of rain is expected to fall on Los Angeles County’s coasts and valleys between midnight and noon on Friday, with 1½ inches to 4 inches in the mountains.
The independent bodies that monitor and investigate the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department faced budget cuts, leadership departures and legal challenges this year, creating uncertainty about their future.
Max Huntsman announced plans to step down and shared a list of grievances against county officials, including cuts to his office and reluctance to implement many of its recommended reforms.
A state judge threw out a lawsuit from ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva that claims L.A. County officials defamed him and violated his rights. It’s the third time the claims have been dismissed.
Attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Stanford Law School filed 18 petitions seeking to reduce the prison terms of people in five counties — including Los Angeles and Riverside — citing “gross racial disparities” in how they were sentenced for crimes.
A report by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department that found no “substantiated” allegations of rape or sexual abuse filed by jail inmates against deputies in recent years drew skepticism from oversight officials, with one saying it raised “a red flag” about the investigation process.
