PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A new lawsuit filed in federal court accuses the Oregon Youth Authority of covering up decades of sexual abuse at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, the plaintiffs’ attorney said on Wednesday.

Six men say former longtime facility doctor Edward Gary Edwards, also known as “Doctor Cold Fingers,” sexually assaulted hundreds of boys between the late 1970s and 2017.

The abuse was allegedly disguised as medical exams.

The Oct. 10 filing claims OYA leaders ignored complaints and allowed the abuse to continue.

This is the latest in a growing series of lawsuits, with one filed nearly every month this year, alleging the same pattern of abuse and negligence.

The plaintiffs in this case are seeking damages against OYA, several current and former officials, and unname

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