Police: 7 kids from California boot camp had signs of abuse
Source: Associated Press
Police: 7 kids from California boot camp had signs of abuse
By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press | June 3, 2015 | Updated: June 3, 2015 7:34pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven California children had injuries consistent with abuse after attending a weeklong boot camp run by two Los Angeles-area police departments for at-risk youth, investigators said Wednesday.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office found that seven of 39 children who attended the boot camp between May 17 and 24 had injuries, agency spokesman Tony Cipolla said.
He declined to describe the injuries, and said that interviews with all 39 children and the drill instructors at the camp were ongoing. No charges have been filed, he said.
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Greg Owen, an attorney representing the parents of the children who had injuries, said most of them had cuts and bruises after being beaten bloody at times, and that one boy had a fractured hand. He said the lasting injuries will be emotional.
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