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| Five more officers at girls prison indicted |
| By AP |
| Published: 01/17/2005 |
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Five more officers at Ohio's only juvenile prison for girls have been indicted, bringing the total to 10 officers accused in the last two months of harming inmates. The charges were filed in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on Thursday. They accuse the officers of assault, sexual molestation and dereliction of duty. Also, another charge of sexual battery was filed Thursday against former officer Cardinal Paige, 47, who was one of five officers indicted in December on similar charges. None of the officers are currently working at Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility, about 15 miles north of Columbus. "This is a lot of wrongdoing for one institution," Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost said. "There is a culture among some juvenile corrections officers that they have absolute authority and are unaccountable." The Ohio Department of Youth Services, which operates Scioto and the state's other seven juvenile prisons, has faced several problems in the past year, including lawsuits filed by child-advocacy groups and the forced resignation of former director Geno Natalucci-Persichetti. A special grand jury investigating abuse allegations has been meeting since October and continues to meet. "Among some people there was a code of silence - that's how this happened," Yost said. "The administration in Columbus is right to be concerned and right to be making changes." Tom Stickrath, interim director of the Department of Youth Services, said his office has been working with investigators and new indictments are expected. |
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