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Alleged
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when
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when
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when
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Plaintif(s)
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Defendent(s)
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Nature
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where
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occur
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filed
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resolvd
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Judgment
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ref
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Lulu
Corter
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Dr. Miller Newton (formerly
national clinical director Straight, Inc); Kids of North Jersey,
and his psychiatrists
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child abuse
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Newark,
NJ
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July 2003
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$6,500,000
settlement
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Rebecca
Erlich
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Dr. Miller
Newton (formerly national clinical director Straight, Inc);
Kids of North Jersey, and his psychiatrists
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child abuse
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Newark,
NJ
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1998
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$4,500,000
settlement
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1
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Administrative
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Lucy
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She had
already been placed in SAFE on 3 separate Marchman Acts for
observation. She escaped was now 18, and her dad , an attorney,
tried to force her back in on 4th Marchman Act.
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Pinellas
Cty, Fl
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2000
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Magistrate
denied Marchman Act commitment
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Criminal
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G. T. and
J. P. old comers at Growing Together--a Straight-descendent
program
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in an apparent
un-official rite of passage called the Naked Crusader, four
old comers tried to orally sodomize a newcomer, masturbated
on his back. criminal # for G. T. 97028770MMD02
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West Palm
Beach, Fl
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1997
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Criminal
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Straight-Cincinnati
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sensory
deprivations, sexual confessions, kids sitting in own defecation,
kids carving on self. Atty. Richard Doyle 606-431-5683
, Cincinnati, led 3 year investigation.
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Ohio
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Straight
voluntarily closed on day of trial. Strangely, today Kids Helping
Kids of Cincinnati --a Straight descendent program operates
out of old Straight -Cincinnati facility
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Administrative
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Growing
Together. State investigation found that a GT client warned
that he might commit suicide but his counselors thought he just
wanted attention. The client did commit suicide and the
state concluded that the client may still be alive had his warning
been taken seriously
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West Palm
Beach, Fl
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1986
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Straight President Walter
Loebenberg and Straight Exec Dir Bernadine Braiwaite
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while officers
of Pembroke Pines Gen Hospital, prior to Straight, failed
to pay back appx. $950K of Medicaid money.
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federal
court, Tampa, Fl
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out come
not known
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Criminal
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Straight
counselor Arthur Nichol, age 40
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rape of
two male teenagers, a Straight client and his friend
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Pinellas
Cty
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8-29-91
7 years prison
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Criminal
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George Ross
of Possibilities Unlimited--a Straight descendent program. Prosecutors
announced they would seek jail time.
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While Miller
Newton is the highest Straight or former Straight official to
pay out the highest civil award against a Straight or a Straight-like
program, Dr. George Ross, Straight's former national education
director, is the highest Straight or former Straight
official to ever be prosecuted in a criminal court. (Miller
Newton settled with the federal government by paying $45,000
for 254 fraudulent insurance claims in return for not being
criminally prosecuted.) Ross was tried in Aug 1985 for
physically holding kids in his program. Originally 5 people
made charges against him but the judge dismissed 2 immediately.
One of Ross' character witnesses was Helen Petermann, Straight's
former clinical director, who herself has been accused of abuse.
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Fayette
Cty, Ky
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1986
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Prosecutors
were Phil Maloney and a Mr. Giles. Ross' attorney was the former
states attorney. Ross was acquitted.
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John Doe
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Straigh-Springfield,
et al
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Minor alleged
was spat upon and not allowed to wipe off spit untill he admitted
he admitted he was a drug addict. He escaped and was run
down and beaten by Straight old comers until a Virginia State
trooper interceded.
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Fairfax
County, Va.
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7-91
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Attorney
Sandra Havrlik, of Fairfax County handled his case. Disposition
is unknown.
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Columbia
Mgt, Inc
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Straight,
Inc.
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Straight
sued by its landlord sued for failure to pay $42,726.31 in rent.
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Columbia,
MD District Court.
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2-18-92
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unknown
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Fairfax Food Services
and Caterers
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Straight, Inc.
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Straight
sued by a Pizza company for owing a $17,177.72 pizza bill.
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Fairfax
County
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c. 91
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"discontinued and
stricken"
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Christi
Fortson
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Straight
Dallas
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False imprisonment,
physical and emotional abuse, she was "frightened, humiliated,
embarrassed, and suffered severe physical pain and emotional
anguish"
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Dallas
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1991
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Defended
by D. Gerry Orth of Chappel and Handy, 1800 City Center Tower
Two 301 Commerce St, Fort Worth 76102-4118, 817-332-1800.
Outcome unknown.
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Michael Daniels |
Straight-Saint Petersburg
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sued for driving him insane
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c. 1988 |
Daniels lost |
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Bill Fager
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Straight-Springfield
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sued for abusing him
and driving him insane
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1993
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Fager lost
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Straight
Dallas
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Tempie Worthy
(mother of Christi Fortson)
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a gag suit
to keep the mother from sounding off at protests of the Straight
facility
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Dallas
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1991
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see Christi
Fortson
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Sherri Slaughter
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Straight
Dallas
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kidnapped
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Dallas
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c91
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her atty
asking $5 million. She independently settled for $2,000.
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Frank L. Giocondo
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Kids of Southern California
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small claims case # SC316584
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Fullerton, Ca. |
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9-22-88 |
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Khachik Toomian |
Kids of Southern California
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small claims case # B029996
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Fullerton, Ca. |
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9-30-88 |
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dismissed
with prejudice 1-4-91 |
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Harriet I. Hermann
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Kids of Southern California
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small claims case # SC319545
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Fullerton, Ca. |
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12-30-88 |
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Richard A. Hermann
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Kids of Southern California
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small claims case # SC319545
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Fullerton, Ca. |
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12-30-8? |
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Richard
Hermann awarded $1303 plus $26 cost of court on 2-7-89 |
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Rykoff Sexton, Inc.
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Kids of Southern California
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small claims case # B041973?
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Fullerton, Ca. |
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8-24-89 |
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dismissed
with prejudice 5-14-90 |
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Randel Sherwood
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Straight of Southern
California
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small claims case # B088158
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Fullerton, Ca.
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1-15-93
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Yorbi Linda Commerce Assoc |
Straight of Southern California |
case # 688552 |
Santa Ana Central Justice
Center |
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5-5-92 |
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Straight ordered to pay
$872,642.37 on 10-6-92. Appears to be for rent default. |
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Gibralta Products, Inc. |
Kids of Southern California |
case # 565557 |
Santa Ana Central Justice
Center |
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8-18-88 |
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Harriet Herman |
Kids of Southern California |
case # 584418 |
Santa Ana Central Justice
Center |
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3-9-89 |
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Altobar Dev. Co. Inc. |
Kids of Southern California
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case # 564182 |
Santa Ana Central Justice
Center |
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8-2-88 |
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Criminal
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Straight
counselor Ken Barker
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allegedly
kissed and touched client Beth Cline
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Chesapeake,
VA Circuit
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1-8-91
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trial date
1-8-91. resolution not known.
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Scott Beatty
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Straight
Springfield, VA
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spat upon,
other abuses.
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Fairfax
Cty, Va.
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89-90
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unknown
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Administrative
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State health
granted 90 day conditional license to Straights in Orlando and
Saint Petersburg instead of the normal yearly license due to
violations.
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Pinellas
and Orange County Florida
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6-22-89
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Jeffrey
Dewitt Mildrum and mother Rene H. Mildrum
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Straight
Saint Petersburg
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abuse
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Pinellas
Cty, Fl
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8-22-88
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Straight
settled
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Karen Norton
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Straight,
Inc.; Miller Newton
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Miller Newton
threw Karen Norton against a wall
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Pinellas
Cty, Circuit Court, Fl
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1990
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$720,000
#85011481CI
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2
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Amy Craun
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Straight-Springfield,
VA,
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abuse
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Fairfax
Cnty, Va
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1987
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unknown
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John Doe
|
Straight
St Pete
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had psychiatric
problems--not drugs. Was beaten, starved, started carving on
his body
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11-4-86"
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Attorney
Karen A. Barnett handled case. Straight settled for $15K and
host family for $10K.
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Eric Weaver
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Straight
Cincinnati
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Claimed
Straight made him so despondent he carved on his body. Parents
say they were told by Straight staff that carving was normal
part of detox.
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Cincinnati
|
1986
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Cincinnati
attorney Jonathan Schiff was representing Weaver as of 10-16-86.
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John Does
1, 2, 3, 4.
|
Straight-Cincinnati
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Four youths
fled Straight Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
|
85-86
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Cincinnati
attorney Jonathan Schiff represented all four successfully and
kept them from being sent back.
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John Does
1, 2, 3, 4.
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Straight
Cincinnati
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Filed in
Ohio from 83 - 85 by Ohio attorney David J. Scacchetti complaining
kids beaten, painfully restrained, held in small isolation rooms
for long periods of time, denied food and sleep.
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Two suits
settled out of court; two pending as of 2/91.
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