Los Angeles County will pay $2.7 million to a teenager whose assault at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall led to the discovery of a series of “gladiator-style” fights and the indictment of 30 probation employees .

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the settlement Tuesday, June 3, without discussion, in response to a claim filed by the mother of the teenager, Jose Rivas Barillas. A claim typically is a precursor to a lawsuit.

Surveillance footage of the December 2023 attack on Barillas, who was 16 at the time, sparked a criminal investigation by the California Department of Justice that culminated in the indictments earlier this year. Prosecutors allege the 30 employees — ranging from detention service officers to at least one supervisor — allowed or even encouraged 69 figh

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