Bailey & Glasser, LLP, along with co-counsel from Levy Konigsberg LLP and Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley, have filed a new federal lawsuit on behalf of three survivors who were sexually abused as minors in Maryland youth detention centers.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs—just 14 and 15 years old at the time—were assaulted by staff in 2019 and 2020. Fearing retaliation and longer sentences, they remained silent. The lawsuit accuses state officials of knowingly ignoring a pervasive “culture of sexual brutalization and abuse,” violating the survivors’ civil rights under federal law.
This case is part of BG’s ongoing legal campaign to hold the State of Maryland accountable for decades of abuse within its juvenile justice system. In 2023, Maryland passed the Child Victims Act, eliminating the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims. Bailey Glasser, in partnership with nearly two dozen firms, has filed lawsuits for more than 4,500 survivors under this law.
However, with thousands of claims filed against the state, Maryland recently moved to limit its financial liability by capping settlement amounts and restricting survivors to a single payout—changes that have delayed progress in state court while the Attorney General seeks to negotiate a settlement. By filing in federal court, these plaintiffs are seeking justice outside the limits now imposed by the state’s revised framework.
Bailey Glasser remains committed to holding Maryland accountable and ensuring survivors have every opportunity to seek the justice they deserve. The firm’s legal team on these cases includes BG’s mass torts partner Todd Mathews, founding partner Brian Glasser, Mass Torts Practice Group Leader David Selby II, Institutional Abuse & Neglect team leader Sharon Iskra, and attorneys Aliya Khalidi and Samira Bode.
Learn more about this new lawsuit and view the federal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on our website.
