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Lawsuit alleging abuse at Virginia detention center to proceed

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
STAUNTON, Va. -- A judge is set to receive an update on claims of abuse made by immigrant teens at a juvenile detention center in Virginia.

The move is in response to a federal civil-rights lawsuit filed on behalf of those immigrant teens who allege they were severely abused while in custody.
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The suit claims several were bound, beaten and put in solitary confinement.

One child said he was left strapped to a chair, naked, for more than two days.
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Lawyers for the detention center have denied all allegations.
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