the CSB repeatedly intervened in an effort to protect Ciarah and her siblings, Ciarah still suffered extensive trauma as a child. At age five, Ciarah was sexually abused. A physical examination revealed scarring on her vulva and the doctor suspected anal penetration. Ciarah also had gonorrhea, a disease that is transmitted through sexual contact with a person infected with the disease. A relative reported to a CSB social worker that Ciarah’s mother, Tonya, to sell her once,” meaning that Tonya “tried had offered sexual contact with Ciarah in exchange for drugs. An earlier incident of sexual abuse by a cousin was also substantiated by the CSB. Ciarah’s mother was a prostitute, and Ciarah saw her mother perform sexual acts with men. In addition to the sexual abuse Ciarah suffered, the CSB records confirm physical abuse. One report stated that Ciarah and her brother were locked in a room at night and made to urinate in a bucket. Ciarah and her siblings were in and out of foster care. When not in foster care, Ciarah and her mother were homeless at times and lived in a car. On at least two occasions, Ciarah returned home to find that her mother was gone and could not be located. At age fifteen, Ciarah was placed at the Lincoln Behavioral Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Past residents of the Lincoln Behavioral Center have provided horrific descriptions of the abuse they suffered at the institution. In an article about the Lincoln Behavioral Center, one individual said that the “living environment was not fit for a rat to live in.” Another mentioned that the residents did not have coats to wear in the winter. A former resident posted a comment on the article stating, “This place was terrible and you literally had to fight for your survival every day.” Another woman said that she was and molested and hurt by the girls and residents there on a daily bases “beaten [sic].” Another woman stated that she was beated [sic] and verbally abused.” “stabbed,
the CSB repeatedly intervened in an effort to protect Ciarah and her siblings, Ciarah still suffered extensive trauma as a child. At age five, Ciarah was sexually abused. A physical examination revealed scarring on her vulva and the doctor suspected anal penetration. Ciarah also had gonorrhea, a disease that is transmitted through sexual contact with a person infected with the disease. A relative reported to a CSB social worker that Ciarah’s mother, Tonya, “tried to sell her once,” meaning that Tonya had offered sexual contact with Ciarah in exchange for drugs. An earlier incident of sexual abuse by a cousin was also substantiated by the CSB. Ciarah’s mother was a prostitute, and Ciarah saw her mother perform sexual acts with men. In addition to the sexual abuse Ciarah suffered, the CSB records confirm physical abuse. One report stated that Ciarah and her brother were locked in a room at night and made to urinate in a bucket. Ciarah and her siblings were in and out of foster care. When not in foster care, Ciarah and her mother were homeless at times and lived in a car. On at least two occasions, Ciarah returned home to find that her mother was gone and could not be located. At age fifteen, Ciarah was placed at the Lincoln Behavioral Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Past residents of the Lincoln Behavioral Center have provided horrific descriptions of the abuse they suffered at the institution. In an article about the Lincoln Behavioral Center, one individual said that the “living environment was not fit for a rat to live in.” Another mentioned that the residents did not have coats to wear in the winter. A former resident posted a comment on the article stating, “This place was terrible and you literally had to fight for your survival every day.” Another woman said that she was “beaten and molested and hurt by the girls and residents there on a daily bases [sic].” Another woman stated that she was “stabbed, beated [sic] and verbally abused.”
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