KINGSTREE, S.C. (WCSC) — A Williamsburg County behavioral treatment facility that serves children in foster care and those with special needs faces dozens of complaints alleging sexual assault, physical abuse and neglect.

Broadstep Behavioral Health in Kingstree, a 40-bed psychiatric residential treatment facility, has been the subject of multiple lawsuits and complaints filed with South Carolina’s Department of Public Health.

The facility treats individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health conditions. The location predominantly houses children who are placed inside from agencies like the Department of Social Services or parents who simply decide their children need more resources.

‘It was a crisis’

In 2020, Deeva Williams sent her son, Justin Williams

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