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Dr. Phil pressured a teen to go to a troubled youth ranch where she was sexually assaulted, lawsuit
The troubled teen industry is scary
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A Colorado woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a ranch for troubled teens is suing Phil McGraw and ViacomCBS, claiming the television doctor pressured her family into sending her to the facility without disclosing allegations of mistreatment from former attendees.
In a complaint filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Hannah Archuleta says she suffered physical and emotional abuse as a result of her October 2019 appearance on the “Dr. Phil” show and subsequent stay at Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah. She is seeking unspecified damages in the suit, which was filed by women’s rights lawyer Gloria Allred.
“We look forward to fighting for justice for Hannah,” the attorney said in a statement.
McGraw spokesman Jerry Sharell said in an email that Archuleta’s parents chose to send her to the ranch and noted that the family had sued Turn-About Ranch in a case that was dismissed and then refiled. He added, “None of the defendants in this case had anything to do with her program at that facility, as documents signed by the Archueta’s reflect.”
In a complaint filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Hannah Archuleta says she suffered physical and emotional abuse as a result of her October 2019 appearance on the “Dr. Phil” show and subsequent stay at Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah. She is seeking unspecified damages in the suit, which was filed by women’s rights lawyer Gloria Allred.
“We look forward to fighting for justice for Hannah,” the attorney said in a statement.
McGraw spokesman Jerry Sharell said in an email that Archuleta’s parents chose to send her to the ranch and noted that the family had sued Turn-About Ranch in a case that was dismissed and then refiled. He added, “None of the defendants in this case had anything to do with her program at that facility, as documents signed by the Archueta’s reflect.”
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