About this episode

This episode explores the sexual abuse of vulnerable girls by probation guards at LA County’s Camp Scott and the systemic issues that allowed it to happen.

On this episode of  The Opportunist , probation guards at LA County’s Camp Scott, entrusted with the care of vulnerable girls, are accused of using their authority to sexually abuse those in custody. The episode examines how power, isolation, and a broken oversight system created the conditions for exploitation- and the reckoning that followed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: The Opportunist

Topics covered

• sexual abuse
• power dynamics
• oversight system
• vulnerable girls
• exploitation
• reckoning

Keywords

• LA County
• Camp Scott
• sexual abuse
• probation guards
• exploitation
• oversight
• vulnerable girls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LA County

Places: Camp Scott

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