The Brief

Several local law firms have filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington, alleging decades of sexual abuse and negligence at Maple Lane and Green Hill juvenile detention schools.

The suit, representing 14 plaintiffs, accuses a doctor of sexually abusing hundreds of children under the guise of medical testing; the doctor is not charged with any crimes, and the case is a civil suit.

The lawsuit names state departments and aims to seek justice for the victims, with the case expected to be heard within the year; DSHS has declined to comment on the active litigation.

CHEHALIS, Wash. - Several local law firms are working together in a suit against the State of Washington, alleging it allowed decades of sexual abuse and negligence to occur to hundreds of students at two juve

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