Article: Southern Oaks named in lawsuit

Southern Oaks named in lawsuit

Former detainee alleges former guard sexually assaulted her

By TOM KERTSCHER tkertscher@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Tuesday, August 3, 2004

Racine -- A Milwaukee woman is suing the Southern Oaks Girls School, saying a male guard sexually abused her when she was housed there three years ago.

The lawsuit filed by the 19-year-old woman alleges more than a half-dozen incidents of sexual assault and lewd behavior that she says occurred when she was 15 or 16 years old.

The guard, Malcolm Liston of Milwaukee, no longer works at the institution, according to the Racine County Circuit Court lawsuit. Liston denied the allegations in court papers.

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