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Tort Claim Alleges Contra Costa Agencies Failed to Protect Teen from Therapist’s Sexual Abuse
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Burris contends the alleged misconduct included inappropriate communications, sexual harassment and sexual abuse while Doe was still confined at the juvenile detention facility.
Rather than protecting a child in its custody, the tort claim alleges county employees and supervisors repeatedly failed to recognize or act on warning signs of an inappropriate therapist-client relationship.
It names multiple public entities as responsible, including Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Health, Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Services, the Contra Costa County Probation Department, the John A. Davis Juvenile Detention Center, the California Department of Health Care Services and Seneca Healthcare.
Separately, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that it filed a seven-count felony complaint against Drotts.
Filing the government tort claim is a required step before pursuing a civil lawsuit against public entities in California.