A female ward at a California juvenile detention center may sue a male guard who allegedly watched her shower while she was in custody at the facility, the Ninth Circuit said Friday.
Samantha Vazquez alleges corrections officer George Anderson made sexual comments to her, groomed her for sex by selecting her for work details, and looked at her inappropriately while she was showering.
A jury could find the alleges conduct violated Vazquez’s right to bodily privacy, right to bodily integrity, and right to be free from punishment as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
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