Records reviewed by The Times show jail inmates have made nearly 600 allegations of sexual abuse or harassment against staff since 2021, but none have been referred to the L.A. County district attorney’s office for prosecution. “The DA’s office has brought no cases against sheriff’s deputies for sexual assault crimes committed against inmates” since 2021, the office confirmed in an email. The lack of transparency around how jail sexual abuse claims are investigated has raised alarms among local watchdogs. “The public is not getting the truth from the Sheriff’s Department. “Behind every one of those paragraphs in that complaint is a human story,” said Dunn, the lawyer representing the female inmates.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2025 02:31 UTC