Eight women filed a lawsuit yesterday, claiming they were subjected to rampant sexual harassment by male inmates, and officials failed to take action when they complained.
Working as counselors or officers at the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility in Chino, the women said they worked in a sexually hostile environment at the facility, which houses about 800 men between the ages of 18 and 25 who were convicted as juveniles.
According to the lawsuit, the men repeatedly exposed their genitals, engaged in masturbation, threw urine on some plaintiffs and grab their buttocks or breasts.
The women seek unspecified damages from the prison and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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