Two teenagers who attended Asheville Academy have filed a federal lawsuit alleging abuse and neglect at the now-closed Weaverville facility.

In June, the facility closed following the deaths of two children in May.

Two teenagers who attended Asheville Academy for Girls have filed a lawsuit alleging they suffered abuse and neglect at the now-shuttered therapeutic boarding school and residential treatment center in Weaverville.

The lawsuit, filed Aug. 20 in U.S. District Court in North Carolina, accuses the program and its owner, Oregon-based Family Help & Wellness, of violating the teens’ civil rights and entering into a conspiracy to cover up a report of sexual exploitation. It also accuses Family Help & Wellness of rebranding the program to allegedly avoid accountability.

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