Destiny Ortega v. The City Of New York, New York City Administration For Children'S Services, New York City Department Of Corrections

Crossroads Juvenile Center (“Crossroads”) and Horizon Juvenile Center (“Horizon”) are

notorious juvenile detention facilities operated by the City of New York beginning in 1998

that remain open to this day. At both facilities, children have been treated inhumanely in

all respects, and this includes rampant sexual abuse of juvenile detainees by correctional

officers and staff members. Due to the City’s policy of locking up children for relatively

minor violations or behavioral problems, many children who simply needed help went

straight from difficult home lives into a traumatizing, prisonlike environment where they

were regularly sexually abused. Despite widespread reports, investigations, and campaigns

to close the facilities dating back decades, the City of New York allowed the culture of

sexual abuse and brutality to continue unabated at both facilities.

Causes of Action

CAUSES OF ACTION

COUNT I: VIOLATION OF THE VICTIMS OF GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT AGAINT ALL DEFENDANTS

COUNT II: NEGLIGENCE AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS

COUNT III: NEGLIGENT HIRING, SUPERVISION, RETENTION, AND TRAINING AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS

COUNT IV: BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY TO REPORT ABUSE UNDER SOCIAL SERVICES LAW §§ 413 AND 420 AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS

CAUSES OF ACTION

foregoing causes of action.