Abuse of this nature is "very widespread" at
Hutto, said one woman who has accused a guard at the detention facility of
repeatedly sexually assaulting her. "It is a big problem in this
place," she said.
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By Tina Vasquez, Rewire
November 22, 2017
More women have made public allegations of sexual abuse at
the T. Don Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas, after Laura Monterrosa came
forward earlier this month with claims that a guard at the facility had
sexually abused her over several months. Monterrosa continues to be detained at
Hutto and says the guard is still employed at the facility.
In a Rewire interview conducted Friday through an
interpreter, Monterrosa claimed that she had seen her abuser just moments
prior. “When was the last time you saw her,” the interpreter asked Monterrosa
in Spanish. “Now, just about 20 minutes ago,” Monterrosa responded.[...]
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@Rewire_News tweeted out a link to the article with this timely
comment:
Even as the #MeToo movement shines a light on
sexual abuse by public figures, state-sanctioned abuse is happening in broad
daylight at US immigrant detention centers
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