Levy Konigsberg Attorneys Madeleine Skaller and Zoe Ferguson have filed lawsuits on behalf of six survivors who were sexually abused by adult staff members when they were confined as children at Harborfields - Atlantic County Juvenile Detention Center

NEW YORK, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Levy Konigsberg has filed a lawsuit on behalf of six survivors of sexual abuse against Atlantic County, which operates the Atlantic County Youth Detention Center also known as Harborfields alleging that the County failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at Atlantic County Youth Detention Center. The lawsuits, brought on behalf of six individuals who were abused as children at Atlantic County Youth Detention Center, is the latest in a string of residential treatment center sex abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg.

Despite the widespread and well-known sexual abuse of children at Atlantic County Youth Detention Center, little has been done to protect these children or to punish their abusers. It is this pattern of negligence on the part of Atlantic County that has prompted the filing of these lawsuits. The shocking negligence in Atlantic County's failure to stop the sexual abuse of children at their juvenile detention center is detailed in the complaints that were filed this week. 

In announcing today's lawsuit, Levy Konigsberg Partner Madeleine Skaller stated:

"As children, these survivors were sent to Harborfields where they had an expectation of safety, security, and rehabilitation. However, instead of care and compassion, these children were subjected to brutal sexual abuse at the hands of the adult employees entrusted with their protection.
Despite the widespread knowledge of the prevalence of sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities, there is no evidence at Atlantic County undertook efforts to protect children in its custody from this known threat. These lawsuits brought by courageous survivors seek justice for the many years of rampant and systematic sexual abuse inflicted on children at Atlantic County Youth Detention Center that likely continues to this day."

Levy Konigsberg has filed hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse nationwide and is at the forefront of litigation in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, and other states.

Levy Konigsberg represents hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse at juvenile detention centers throughout New Jersey and plans to continue fighting tirelessly on their behalf.

For additional information about New Jersey juvenile detention center sex abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg, media members and journalists are encouraged to reach out to Attorney Madeleine Skaller by using the law firm's contact form: https://www.levylaw.com/contact-us/

Media Contact: Attorney Madeleine Skaller; [email protected]

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